Likely Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Newborn Hearing Screening and Follow-up Services in the United States in 2020

Authors

Kelly Dundon, GenTech AssociatesFollow
SUHANA ALAM, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental DisabilitiesionFollow
Xidong Deng, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental DisabilitiesFollow
Mia Morrison, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health BureauFollow
Treeby BROWN, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health BureauFollow
Karl R. White, Utah State UniversityFollow
Linda Hazard, Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare AgenciesFollow
Macia Fort, Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare AgenciesFollow
Kirsten R. Coverstone, Minnesota Department of HealthFollow
Craig Mason, School of Learning and Teaching, University of MaineFollow
Marcus Gaffney, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental DisabilitiesFollow

Abstract

This perspective aims to highlight aspects of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) newborn hearing screening and follow-up processes that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and considers factors that likely impacted follow-up after newborn hearing screening among infants born in the United States during 2020. Efforts to minimize the potential impact of missed or delayed identification of hearing loss in infants and young children will also be discussed to help guide future program improvement activities.

Recommended Citation

Dundon, K. ALAM, S. Deng, X. Morrison, M. BROWN, T. White, K. R. Hazard, L. Fort, M. Coverstone, K. R. Mason, C. & Gaffney, M. (2022). Likely Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Newborn Hearing Screening and Follow-up Services in the United States in 2020. Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, 7(3), 1-5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26077/bdtm-7v57

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