Educational Materials 

By equipping families with information pertaining to hearing loss, you are empowering them to make an informed decision about the treatment that is right for them. The following information can be used for your own knowledge or shared with families.

Iowa Newborn Screening Program brochure

• English Brochure 
• Spanish Brochure (Folleto en Español) 
• French Brochure (Brochure en Français) 

To order free copies of this brochure, contact the Newborn Screening Programs at (800) 383-3826. For the English version, request publication IDPH131 and for the Spanish version, IDPH131S, and for the French version, IDPH131F.

Family Guides

• A comprehensive English Resource Guide  developed with the help of professionals and families is available to assist families in navigating Iowa's service system. 
• A comprehensive Spanish Resource Guide (Guia de Recursos en Español)  developed with the help of professionals and families is available to assist families in navigating Iowa's service system. 
•  A concise English Parent Guide  developed by parents is available and mailed to parents of children diagnosed with a congenital hearing loss. 
• A concise Spanish Parent Guide (Guia para Padres en Español)  developed by parents is available and mailed to parents of children diagnosed with a congenital hearing loss.  

It is also helpful to connect with families who have already been on this journey. Learn more about one family's journey- Trevor's Story. 

Educational Videos

• What is newborn hearing screening?
• What is diagnostic audiological testing?

Additional Resources

• English Hearing Milestones Checklist
• Spanish Hearing Milestones Checklist
• Communicate with Your Child
• English Parent Fact Sheet 
• Spanish Parent Fact Sheet (Hoja Informativa) 
• What is Early ACCESS? (postcard) ¿Qué es Early ACCESS? (tarjeta postal)

Research and Best Practices Articles

Stay up-to-date with current research on hearing screening, devices and treatment.

• Words Matter: AAP Guidance on Inclusive, Anti-biased Language
• Evidence-Informed Milestones for Developmental Surveillance Tools
• Using Music to Support Language Development in Children with Hearing Loss 
• EHDI Literature Review Table 
• Newborn Screening Expands: Recommendations for Pediatricians and Medical Homes—Implications for the System 
• Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update)
• How to Effectively Access and Collaborate with Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Systems 
• Hearing Loss with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection 
• The Pediatric Audiologist in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
• Early Hearing Detection and Vocabulary of Children with Hearing Loss 
• Infants and Children with Hearing Loss Need Early Language 
• High Risk Factors Associated with Early Childhood Hearing Loss: A 3-Year Review 
• Amplification, Implants and FM Systems
• CMV Infection and Hearing Loss
• Genetics of Early Childhood Hearing Loss
• Importance of Early Intervention
• Improving the System of Care
• Increasing the Number of Infants Receiving Follow-up
• Late Onset Hearing Loss
• Loss to Follow-Up
• Medical Care for Sensorineural Hearing Loss
• Medical Home Initiatives
• Mild and Unilateral Hearing Loss in Children
• Parent-to-Parent Support for Parents with Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Pediatric Auditory Neuropathy
• Preventative Taskforce Recommendations
• Risk Indicators for Congenital and Delayed-Onset Hearing Loss
• Success of Infant Screening
• The Influence of Hearing Aid Use on Outcomes of Children with Mild Hearing Loss
• Special Issue on Ear and Hearing on Data from OCHL Study