Outcomes of Universal Newborn Screening Programs: Systematic Review
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Yoshinaga-Itano, C., Manchaiah, V., et al. (2021).
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(13), Article 2784.
This systematic review investigates the effects of universal newborn hearing screening on early identification and intervention, developmental outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and adverse effects in children with permanent childhood hearing loss.
World Health Organization
Database inception up to April 2020
Experimental studies (e.g., controlled studies); obersvational design studies (e.g., cohort studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional)
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Evidence, predominantly from very high-income countries, indicated that children with permanent childhood hearing loss who were identified early through universal newborn hearing screening had better speech perception/production, receptive/expressive language, literacy, and social development outcomes than children identified later. No significant parental harm was indicated.
<div>Results revealed that, compared to late-identified children, children identified early with permanent childhood hearing loss via universal newborn hearing screening had significantly better literacy outcomes at 5 to 11 years and 13 to 17 years of age.</div>
