Topic: September is Deaf Awareness Month  - Newborn Hearing Screening & Early Identification of Hearing Loss

Hearing is something many of us take for granted, but for a baby, being able to hear the world around them plays an important role in how they begin to communicate and develop.

The challenge is that hearing loss can be difficult to identify in those first few months because babies can't tell us what they're experiencing — and there may not always be obvious signs that something is wrong.

That's why newborn hearing screening is so important. Early identification can mean earlier support, intervention and access to the tools a child may need to develop their communication skills.