Guidance
Newborn hearing screening: making and reacting to sounds checklists
Healthcare professionals can use these checklists to help parents recognise hearing loss in a baby.
Applies to England
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This publication lists the typical stages of development and the types of noises a baby can make and react to at different ages.
Updates to this page
Published 1 April 2013
Last updated 24 June 2025
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Changed content type to guidance.
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Changed lead organisation to NHS England. Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.
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First published.