TY - JOUR T1 - Universal newborn hearing screening in South Africa: a single-centre study JF - BMJ Paediatrics Open JO - BMJ Paediatrics Open DO - 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000976 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - e000976 AU - Ayanda Gina AU - Nadja F Bednarczuk AU - Asitha Jayawardena AU - Peter Rea AU - Qadeer Arshad AU - Yougan Saman Y1 - 2021/03/01 UR - http://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000976.abstract N2 - Hearing screening for newborn babies is an established protocol in many high-income countries. Implementing such screening has yielded significant socioeconomic advantages at both an individual and societal level. This has yet to permeate low/middle-income countries (LMIC). Here, we illustrate how newborn hearing screening needs to be contextually adapted for effective utilisation and implementation in an LMIC. Specifically, this advocates the use of auditory brainstem testing as the first-line approach. We propose that such adaptation serves to maximise clinical efficacy and community participation at a reduced cost. ER -