Evaluation of the Hearing Screening Results of Newborns of Covid-19 Positive Mothers: A Retrospective Study

Authors : Yasemin Sökmen, Resmiye Kaya Odabaş, Bahadır Yazıcıoğlu

Pages : 97-107

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Publication Date : 2025-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the hearing screening results of newborns of COVID-19 positive mothers. Method: This retrospective study was conducted in a training and research hospital in Turkey between January 2021 and January 2022. A total of 737 women with pregnancy who tested positive for COVID-19 were hospitalized in the related institution for treatment between March 11, 2020 and January 1, 2022, and 342 of them gave birth. The sample of the study consisted of 331 newborns born to CO VID-19 positive mothers. Research data were collected with a Data Collection Form. Results: According to the results, 50.5% of the newborns were male, and 88.2% weighed between 2500 and 4000 g. It was determined that 26.0% of the newborns could not pass the first hearing screening test and that 4.6% of these newborns could not pass the second hearing screening test. It was determined that the first newborn hearing screening was completed within seven days after birth. Conclusions and Recommendations: It was determined that four newborns born to COVID-19 positive mothers could not pass the hearing screening test and that approximately one in ten newborns was not brought to the hearing scree ning test. In line with these results, some arrangements should be made to re duce the number of newborns who do not receive hearing screening during the COVID-19 pandemic
Keywords : Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, Yenidoğan işitme Tarama, Doğumsal İşitme Kaybı, Congenital Enfeksiyon.