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Community child health, public health, and epidemiology
Infant hearing screening: route to informed choice
  1. B O Olusanya1,
  2. L M Luxon2,
  3. S L Wirz3
  1. 1Academic Unit of Audiological Medicine, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
  2. 2Academic Unit of Audiological Medicine, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
  3. 3Centre for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    B O Olusanya
    Academic Unit of Audiological Medicine, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK; b.olusanyaich.ucl.ac.uk

Abstract

The decision to participate in infant screening often rests with parents. Medical ethics require that parental decision is elicited from informed choice. Such a decision is influenced by the parental knowledge and attitude towards screening and a careful evaluation of these factors is essential in seeking informed consent for infant hearing screening.

  • infant hearing loss
  • medical ethics
  • newborn screening
  • parental attitude
  • parental knowledge

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2004.051086

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    • Conflict of interest: none declared