Implementation of Newborn Hearing Screening in Albania

• Main Authors: Andrea M. L. Bussé (Author), Birkena Qirjazi (Author), Allison R. Mackey (Author), Jan Kik (Author), André Goedegebure (Author), Hans L. J. Hoeve (Author), Ervin Toçi (Author), Enver Roshi (Author), Gwen Carr (Author), Martijn S. Toll (Author), Huibert J. Simonsz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Newborn hearing screening (NHS) was implemented in Albania in four maternity hospitals in 2018 and 2019. Implementation outcome, screening outcome, and screening quality measures were evaluated. Infants were first screened by midwives and nurses before discharge from the maternity hospital and retur...