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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Audiol. 2019 Jul 2;58(12):834–850. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2019.1632499

Figure 3: Suggested Newborn Hearing Screening Flowchart.

Figure 3:

The authors propose adding genetic screening to the UNHS, as depicted by this flowchart. Infants with risk factors for hearing loss include those with a NICU stay after birth, prolonged inpatient use of antibiotics after birth, and mechanical ventilation, or as determined by the UNHS legislation enacted in their respective state.