15th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 13-15, 2016 • San Diego, CA
2/21/2011 | 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM | Topical Session 3 | Hickory (M3) | 1 - EHDI Program Enhancement
Collaborating With Midwives to Screen Out of Hospital Births
One of our big challenges in meeting the goal of screening the hearing of all newborns has been reaching the 'out of hospital' birth population. To address this challenge the Utah EHDI program developed the “Homebirth Hearing Project”. This project provides, with the help of federal grants, equipment and training to selected midwives throughout the state. Test results and hearing status are reported to the State EHDI office monthly. Since beginning this project reported screenings in this population have increased from 10% to approximately 55% and continue to improve. This presentation will share the evolution of this project.
- Describe a process to bring midwives into the efforts of screening the hearing of newborns before one month of age.
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Presenters/Authors
Kurt Randall
(POC,Primary Presenter), Utah Dept of Health, kurtrandall@utah.gov;
Kurt Randall has devoted his career to identification and intervention of infants and young children with hearing disorders. He has received numerous awards for his efforts including The Outstanding Contribution Award from the Utah Speech-Language,Hearing Association, ASHA Clinical Achievement Award and The Community Champion for Children Award.
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