- Title
- The ethics of newborn hearing screening
- Creator
- Beattie, Rod G.
- Relation
- Newborn Screening Systems: The Complete Perspective p. 31-48
- Relation
- http://www.pluralpublishing.com/publication_nss.htm
- Publisher
- Plural Publishing
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- Perspective can be everything; a chapter on ethics and newborn hearing screening - certainly so. Undefined and open ended, the task is probably infinite. For this reason, and because this chapter appears early in this edited book, it seemed wise to define or restrict the chapter to a survey of issues that arise regarding newborn hearing screening (NHS) as an established medical-audiologic-educational practice. Thus, this chapter focuses on the ethical issues that relate to the postnatal testing of newborns hearing to detect permanent childhood hearing impairment (PCHI), any follow-up confirmatory assessments, and if necessary, the provision of suitable hearing assistance technology and educational support. Consciously, this chapter does not explore ethical issues related to genetic testing and counseling whether for hearing impairment alone or in the wider context of other disabilities. The chapter also does not review the possible implications of stem cell interventions, hair cell regeneration, or other similar considerations. The contents of this chapter do not revisit the well-trodden ethical debates concerning cochlear implantation or oral versus manual communication approaches for children with PCHI.
- Subject
- newborn hearing screening; permanent childhood hearing impairment; postnatal testing; educational support
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/932324
- Identifier
- uon:11314
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781597563185
- Language
- eng
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