Newborn Hearing Screening in Developing Countries: Understanding the Challenges and Complexities of Implementation

No AccessPerspectives on Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related DisordersArticle1 Oct 2013Newborn Hearing Screening in Developing Countries: Understanding the Challenges and Complexities of Implementation Lata A. Krishnan and Laurel K. Donaldson Lata A. Krishnan Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Google Scholar and Laurel K. Donaldson AuD Student, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Google Scholar https://doi.org/10.1044/gics3.2.54 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Universal newborn hearing screening (NBHS) has become the norm in the United States; however, this is not the case worldwide. Although the World Health Organization recommended in 2000 that "a policy for universal neonatal screening be adopted in all countries and communities with available rehabilitation services and that the policy be extended to other countries and communities as rehabilitation services are established," there are many challenges to the implementation of NBHS in developing countries. These include limited funding, a shortage of qualified personnel, lack of infrastructure, inadequate support services for intervention, lack of awareness of the issue of early identification of hearing loss, and cultural stigma to hearing intervention. Despite these challenges, there has been some success in starting NBHS in some nations. This article reviews the progress made thus far and will serve to help professionals in the United States understand the challenges and complexities of implementing NBHS in developing countries. References American Mathematical Society. (2013). Developing country list. 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