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newborn hearing screening

Hearing tests for your baby - an easy read guide

This guide aims to explain all about the hearing tests we do to help us find out how well your baby is hearing.

This guide aims to explain all about the hearing tests we do to help us find out how well your baby is hearing.

Newborn hearing screening interpreting services poster

This poster highlights that interpreting services are available for the Newborn hearing screening programme for infants.

This poster highlights that interpreting services are available for the Newborn hearing screening programme for infants.

Newborn hearing screening (English and translations)

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)

The PHA has developed three leaflets to explain the stages of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in Northern Ireland.

Newborn hearing screening - Well baby protocol

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 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 care unit.

Newborn hearing screening protocol - babies in neonatal or special care baby units

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.

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.

Newborn Hearing Screening in Northern Ireland Annual Reports

Annual reports of the Northern Ireland Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP).

For more information, see the page Newborn screening | HSC Public Health Agency.

 

 

 

 

Annual reports of the Northern Ireland Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP).

Newborn screening

Newborn screening in Northern Ireland

During the first few weeks after your baby is born, they will be offered a blood spot screening test and hearing screening test. 

  • Newborn hearing screening programme (NHSP)
  • Newborn blood spot screening programme known as 'Heel prick'
     

Click below for more information on the screening programmes:

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