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Title	Hearing loss and your baby: the next step
Publication no.	DOH - 8120
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Information about the NSW Statewide Infant Screening Hearing (SWISH) Program. This aims to identify all babies born in NSW with significant permanent bilateral hearing loss by 3 months of age, and to enable them to access appropriate intervention by 6 months of age.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Bengali (pdf), Burmese (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Malay (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	I chose not to have my baby's hearing screened. What do I need to know?
Publication no.	DOH - 8845
Last update	17/05/2011
Summary	Information from the NSW Statewide Infant Screening-Hearing (SWISH) Program for parents who chose not to have their baby’s hearing screened. The brochure provides information to help parents make a well informed choice and to monitor their child’s development.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Bengali (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), French (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Punjabi (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Swahili (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Urdu (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Why does my baby need a diagnostic assessment? (Hearing)
Publication no.	DOH - 6235
Last update	19/05/2011
Summary	Information from the NSW Statewide Infant Screening-Hearing (SWISH) Program for parents whose baby needs a diagnostic assessment following two unclear results from hearing tests.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Bengali (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), French (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Punjabi (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Swahili (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Urdu (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Why does my baby need a hearing check?
Publication no.	DOH - 6225
Last update	19/05/2011
Summary	Information for parents on hearing checks for babies, and why they're important for detecting problems early.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Bengali (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), French (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Punjabi (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Swahili (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Urdu (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Why does my baby need a repeat hearing screen?
Publication no.	DOH - 6230
Last update	19/05/2011
Summary	Information for parents on why their baby needs a repeat hearing test.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Bengali (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), French (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Punjabi (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Swahili (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Urdu (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Why has my baby been referred directly for a diagnostic audiology assessment?
Publication no.	DOH - 8850
Last update	17/05/2011
Summary	Information from the NSW Statewide Infant Screening-Hearing (SWISH) Program for parents whose baby was found to be not eligible for screening, and referred directly for a diagnostic assessment.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Bengali (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), French (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Punjabi (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Swahili (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Urdu (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)