This guide aims to explain all about the hearing tests we do to help us find out how well your baby is hearing.
This poster highlights that interpreting services are available for the Newborn hearing screening programme for infants.
The PHA has developed three leaflets to explain the stages of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in Northern Ireland. There is also a checklist to help you to monitor your baby's development in addition to the Smart4Hearing (S4H)
This flowchart for healthcare professionals shows the well baby protocol from the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in Northern Ireland. There is also a flowchart for babies in the NNU (neonatal unit) or special baby
This flowchart for healthcare professionals shows the protocol for babies in neonatal or special care baby units from the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in Northern Ireland. There is also a flowchart for well babies.
Annual reports of the Northern Ireland Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP).
For more information, see the page Newborn screening | HSC Public Health Agency.
Newborn screening
During the first few weeks after your baby is born, they will be offered a blood spot screening test and hearing screening test.
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