ArticlePaediatrics & child health2011
Universal newborn hearing screening.
Article in Paediatrics & child health, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
45 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of newborn and childhood hearing screening around the world: comparison and quality assessment of guidelines.BMC pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Obstetrical brachial plexus injury (OBPI): Canada's national clinical practice guideline.BMJ open · 2017Guideline
- Evaluating reporting and process quality of publications on UNHS: a systematic review of programmes.BMC pediatrics · 2015Pooled it
- Evaluation of optimal postnatal timing for the screening of neonatal hearing via transient evoked oto-acoustic emission (TEOAE): a retrospective cross-sectional study.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Knowledge and Practices of Hearing Screening and Hearing Loss Management among Ear, Nose, and Throat Physicians in Saudi Arabia.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2026Article
- Genetic screening for hearing loss of 38,589 neonates with follow-up in South China.Human genomics · 2025Article
- Comparison of clinical performance of MeltPro hearing loss assay and targeted next generation sequencing assay for genetic screening of hearing loss.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Importance of Newborn Genetic Screening for Early Identification of GJB2 and SLC26A4 Related Hearing Loss.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Otoacoustic Emissions Testing to Identify Hearing Loss in the ICU: A Feasibility Study.Critical care explorations · 2025Article
- Late-Onset Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder in a 13-Year-Old: A Possible Association with Neonatal Jaundice.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- Newborn hearing screening in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A tertiary hospital experience.Saudi medical journal · 2024Article
- Investigation of Targeted Genes and Identification of Novel Variants with Next Generation Sequencing Method in Hearing Loss.The journal of international advanced otology · 2024Article
- Evaluation of newborn hearing screening program in Jordan.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Newborn Hearing Screening: Early Ear Examination Improves the Pass Rate.The journal of international advanced otology · 2023Article
- Parent Awareness and Perceived Barriers Regarding Hearing Impairment among School Age Children in Taif Region of Saudi Arabia.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2023Article
- Use of Portable Automated Auditory Brainstem Responses in Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening: A Mixed-Method Study in Odisha, India.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Newborn Auditory Brainstem Responses in Children with Developmental Disabilities.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- An off-the-shelf otoacoustic-emission probe for hearing screening via a smartphone.Nature biomedical engineering · 2022Article
- Neonatal Frequency-Following Responses: A Methodological Framework for Clinical Applications.Seminars in hearing · 2022Review
- Parent's Satisfaction of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Iran.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The present statement reviews the evidence for universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS). A systematic review of the literature was conducted using Medline and using search dates from 1996 to the third week of August 2009. The following search terms were used: neonatal screening AND hearing loss AND hearing disorders. The key phrase "universal newborn hearing screening" was also searched. The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and systematic reviews was searched. Three systematic reviews, one controlled non-randomized trial and multiple cohort studies were found. It was determined that there was satisfactory evidence to support UNHS. The results of the available literature are consistent and indicate clear evidence that without UNHS, delayed diagnosis leads to significant harm for children and their families; with UNHS, diagnosis and intervention occur earlier; earlier intervention translates to improved language outcomes; and in well-run programs, there is negligible harm from screening.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.