offered by
Division for Children & Youth with Special Health Needs
Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition
Department of Public Health
related to
Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program

Supporting families through screening, identification of hearing loss, and Early Intervention services.

All babies are screened at birth for hearing loss. Some babies will have hearing loss; others will not. We help families of babies with hearing loss get the services they need.

View transcript of Loss and Found: When a Baby Doesn’t Pass the Newborn Hearing Screening 

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Find a place to have your baby’s hearing tested  Apply for financial eligibility from the Hearing Aid Program  Specialty services for infants/toddlers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 

All other tasks

Have your baby’s hearing tested  Email us to request a parent information kit  Find an Early Intervention Program in your area  

What you need to know

Learn about hearing screenings for infants and children  Information for expectant parents  What to do if your baby is deaf or hard of hearing  Families share their experiences  Materials for health care providers  Milestones for Speech & Language Development  
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Contact Information

Address

250 Washington St., Boston, MA 02108
directions 

Phone

(800) 882-1435
TTY (617) 624-5992

Online

Newborn.Hearing@State.MA.US

Fax

(617) 994-9822

Upcoming Events

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Related Services

Additional Resources

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program Advisory Committee
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Early Intervention Division
EHDI-PALS (a searchable national database to find pediatric audiologists across the country)
Pregnancy, Infancy and Early Childhood Division
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