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Hearing screening: United States, January 6, 2013

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• Currently 34 states and the District of Columbia, representing approximately 56% of live births in the United States, screen for Hearing screening. 
• In the United States, screening for the 31 core newborn screening conditions is not universally required by rule or law and fully implemented in any state. 

Footnotes

  • HEAR = Hearing loss
  • Without early testing, most babies with hearing loss are not diagnosed until 2 or 3 years of age. By this time, they often have delayed speech and language development. Early diagnosis allows use of hearing aids by 6 months of age, helping prevent serious speech and language problems.

Source

  • National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center.
  • Retrieved May 24, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.