Newborn Hearing Screening
Newborn Hearing Screening
The aim of New Zealand’s Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme (UNHSEIP) is for ‘early identification of newborns with hearing loss so that they can access timely and appropriate interventions, inequalities are reduced and the outcomes for these children, their families and whānau, communities and society are improved’.
For further information about the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention programme visit:
Key personnel
Deborah McKellar
Manager: Speech Language Therapy, Audiology, and New Born Hearing Screening
Location
Waikato Hospital
Meade Clinical Centre
Level 2, Reception E
Inpatient screening takes place at Waikato hospital, Waterford Birth Centre and River Ridge East Birth Centre.
Outpatient screening clinics are available in Hamilton at Waterford Birth Centre and River Ridge East Birth Centre, as well as Western Community Centre in Nawton. Rural screening currently takes place in Te Kuiti, Taumarunui, Tokoroa, Te Awamutu, Matamata, Morrinsville, Huntly, Thames and Waihi.