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Implementing Infant Hearing Screening At Maternal And Child Health Clinics: Context And Interactional Processes, De Wet Swanepoel, René Hugo, Brenda Louw Apr 2005

Implementing Infant Hearing Screening At Maternal And Child Health Clinics: Context And Interactional Processes, De Wet Swanepoel, René Hugo, Brenda Louw

Brenda Louw

Infant hearing screening has become increasingly widespread as research evidence a dramatic benefit when early
identification of hearing loss occurs before six-months of age. The Health Professions Council of South Africa
(HPCSA) has recently published a hearing screening position statement recommending infant hearing screening in three contexts: the well-baby nursery, at discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and at Maternal and Child Health (MCH) clinics. The well-baby nursery and NICUs are established and internationally recognised screening contexts abundantly reported on whilst MCH clinics have not been investigated as screening contexts previously. The objective of this study was therefore …


Die Vroeë Kommunikasieontwikkeling Van 'N Groep Babas Met Pediatriese Miv / Vigs In Sorgsentrums, Isabel Bam, Alta Kritzinger, Brenda Louw Feb 2003

Die Vroeë Kommunikasieontwikkeling Van 'N Groep Babas Met Pediatriese Miv / Vigs In Sorgsentrums, Isabel Bam, Alta Kritzinger, Brenda Louw

Brenda Louw

The high prevalence and serious sequelae of the pediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV / AIDS) in South Africa pose great challenges for clinicians involved in early intervention to develop appropriate interdisciplinary programmes for primary prevention of transmission of the virus as well as secondary interventions directed at the early management of the unique combination of serious health problems, neuro-developmental needs and caregiving circumstances of the infants. This study was an explorative, descriptive survey with the aim to describe the early communication development of ten 6-12 month old infants with pediatric HIV / AIDS in two care centres in Gauteng. Neonatal …


Verpleegkundiges Se Kommunikasie-Stimulasie Van Hoë-Risiko Babas In Die Neonatale Sorgeenheid : Oorsig, Elmien Kraamwinkel, Brenda Louw Mar 2000

Verpleegkundiges Se Kommunikasie-Stimulasie Van Hoë-Risiko Babas In Die Neonatale Sorgeenheid : Oorsig, Elmien Kraamwinkel, Brenda Louw

Brenda Louw

Early communication intervention services begin in the neonatal intensive care unit, where growing numbers of high-risk infections survive every day.


Kennis En Houdings Van Verpleegkundiges Aangaande Die Voedingsprobleme Van Babas Met Gesplete Lip En Verhemelte, Brenda Louw, Hannelie Botha Feb 1999

Kennis En Houdings Van Verpleegkundiges Aangaande Die Voedingsprobleme Van Babas Met Gesplete Lip En Verhemelte, Brenda Louw, Hannelie Botha

Brenda Louw

Feeding problems of infants with cleft lip and palate are one of the first challenges posed to nursing personnel in the care of infants.