Abstract
With the advent of universal newborn hearing screening in roughly 40 states in the United States it is increasingly likely that professionals involved with intervention of infants and young children will encounter infants who have been screened. This article briefly describes the hearing screening procedures and discusses the implications and limitations of passing the screening test, being referred for rescreening, and failing the screening test. The article discusses follow-up evaluation and interventions that may be needed for children with hearing losses. It also addresses the need for additional testing regardless of the screening results. Issues that have been observed with universal newborn hearing screening are discussed and the authors offer practical advice for professionals involved with intervention.