Evaluation of hearing screening results of newborns born to SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women

Aim: It is a scientific fact that certain viral infections during pregnancy cause hearing loss in newborns. The aim of this study was to investigate whether such infections are the cause of congenital hearing loss. This study was based on an examination of the hearing screening of newborns born to...

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Main Authors: Ünal Akça, Emre Sanrı, Gülfer Akça
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Published: Izzet Baysal Training and Research Hospital 2025-01-01
Series:Northwestern Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://nwmedj.org/article/view/78
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Emre Sanrı
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description Aim: It is a scientific fact that certain viral infections during pregnancy cause hearing loss in newborns. The aim of this study was to investigate whether such infections are the cause of congenital hearing loss. This study was based on an examination of the hearing screening of newborns born to pregnant women affected by the current pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is responsible for the disease designated Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Materials and Methods: In this retrospective case-control study, demographic data and ABR hearing test results of a total of 81 newborns were compared with those of 101 healthy controls. The newborns were born to mothers who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) during pregnancy between March and September 2022. The mothers of the healthy controls had no problems during pregnancy. Results: The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 PCR positivity during pregnancy was 3.5%. A higher cesarean delivery rate was observed in the group with positive SARS-CoV-2 infection (p=0.028). The failure rate of the initial screening test was higher in both groups (22/81 vs. 25/101; p=0.712). However, a subsequent analysis revealed that there was no statistically significant difference between the results of the secondary follow-up screening (p=0.926). Conclusion: The study data suggest that there is no indication that maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy results in neonatal hearing loss.
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spelling doaj-art-66aed7f5d316436aa69de1ff9cfaa2f52025-02-04T12:17:09ZengIzzet Baysal Training and Research HospitalNorthwestern Medical Journal2979-95382025-01-015110.54307/2025.NWMJ.78Evaluation of hearing screening results of newborns born to SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant womenÜnal Akça0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5480-1805Emre Sanrı1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2192-3229Gülfer Akça2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-3521Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun University, Samsun, TürkiyeDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun University, Samsun, TürkiyeDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun University, Samsun, Türkiye Aim: It is a scientific fact that certain viral infections during pregnancy cause hearing loss in newborns. The aim of this study was to investigate whether such infections are the cause of congenital hearing loss. This study was based on an examination of the hearing screening of newborns born to pregnant women affected by the current pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is responsible for the disease designated Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Materials and Methods: In this retrospective case-control study, demographic data and ABR hearing test results of a total of 81 newborns were compared with those of 101 healthy controls. The newborns were born to mothers who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) during pregnancy between March and September 2022. The mothers of the healthy controls had no problems during pregnancy. Results: The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 PCR positivity during pregnancy was 3.5%. A higher cesarean delivery rate was observed in the group with positive SARS-CoV-2 infection (p=0.028). The failure rate of the initial screening test was higher in both groups (22/81 vs. 25/101; p=0.712). However, a subsequent analysis revealed that there was no statistically significant difference between the results of the secondary follow-up screening (p=0.926). Conclusion: The study data suggest that there is no indication that maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy results in neonatal hearing loss. https://nwmedj.org/article/view/78COVID-19hearing losspregnancynewborn
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Emre Sanrı
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Evaluation of hearing screening results of newborns born to SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women
Northwestern Medical Journal
COVID-19
hearing loss
pregnancy
newborn
title Evaluation of hearing screening results of newborns born to SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women
title_full Evaluation of hearing screening results of newborns born to SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women
title_fullStr Evaluation of hearing screening results of newborns born to SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of hearing screening results of newborns born to SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women
title_short Evaluation of hearing screening results of newborns born to SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women
title_sort evaluation of hearing screening results of newborns born to sars cov 2 positive pregnant women
topic COVID-19
hearing loss
pregnancy
newborn
url https://nwmedj.org/article/view/78
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