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

Covid-19 Pozitif Annelerden Doğan Yenidoğanların İşitme Tarama Sonuçlarının Değerlendirilmesi: Retrospektif Bir Çalışma

Yasemin Sökmen(ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-0044-4173
Resmiye Kaya Odabaş(KOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-4470-0231
Bahadır Yazıcıoğlu(Samsun Provincial Health Directorate)0000-0003-4397-2769
Pages
97–107
Publication Date
2025-04-30
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Results: According to the results, 50.5% of the newborns were male, and 88.2% weighed between 2500 and 4000 g.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the hearing screening results of newborns of COVID-19 positive mothers.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: This retrospective study was conducted in a training and research hospital in Turkey between January 2021 and January 2022.
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Conclusion & Impact:Results: According to the results, 50.5% of the newborns were male, and 88.2% weighed between 2500 and 4000 g.
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⚙️Variables:Covid-19 · SARS-CoV-2 · Yenidoğan işitme Tarama

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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

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Covid-19 pozitif annelerden doğan yenidoğanla rın işitme tarama sonuçlarını değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Retrospektif olarak yapılan bu çalışma, Ocak 2021-Ocak 2022 tarihle ri arasında Türkiye’de bulunan bir eğitim ve araştırma hastanesinde yürütülmüştür. İlgili kurumda 11.03.2020-01.01.2022 tarihleri arasında Covid-19 pozitif olan 737 gebe tedavi amacıyla yatışı yapılmış olup, 342 gebe doğum yapmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini, Covid-19 pozitif annelerden doğan 331 yenidoğan oluşturmuştur. Araştırma verileri, Bilgi Toplama Formu ile toplanılmıştır. Bulgular: Yenidoğanların %50.5’inin cinsiyeti erkek olup, %88.2’si 2500-4000 gram ağırlığındadır. Yenidoğanların %26.0’sının ilk Auditory Brainstem Response testinden geçemediği ve bunlarında %4.6’sının ikinci Auditory Brainstem Respon se testinden geçemediği belirlenmiştir. Yenidoğan ilk işitme taramasının ise do ğum sonu yedi gün içinde tamamlandığı tespit edilmiştir. Sonuçlar ve Öneriler: Covid-19 pozitif annelerden doğan dört yenidoğanın işitme tarama testinden geçemediği ve yaklaşık on yenidoğandan birinin işitme tarama testine getirilmediği saptanmıştır. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda, COVİD-19 pandemisi sürecinde işitme taraması yaptırmayan yenidoğan sayısını azaltmak için bir takı düzenlemeler yapılmalıdır

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Sökmen, Y., Odabaş, R. K., Yazıcıoğlu, B. (2025). Evaluation of the Hearing Screening Results of Newborns of Covid-19 Positive Mothers: A Retrospective Study. Samsun Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 1, 97–107. https://ajindex.com/articles/1540151

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