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2018年8月14日—TheNewbornHearingScreeningTestisincludedinPhilHealth'sNewbornCarePackage(NCP),whichisworthPhp1,750.Ifyoudon'tqualifyfor ...

Did you know that the law requires all Filipino babies to get tested for their hearing? Its mandated under Republic Act 9709, or the "Act That Establishes the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening for the Prevention, Early Diagnosis, and Intervention of Hearing Loss." A Filipino infant should undergo a hearing screening test before being discharged from the hospital. Babies who are not born in a hospital are required to be screened within the first three months. 

Pediatric otolaryngologist Dr. Rina Quintos, M.D., told Smartparenting.com.ph[1] that the first and best opportunity to test a child’s sense of hearing[2] is shortly after birth or within the first month of life. According to the Newborn Hearing Screening Resource Center (NHSCR[3]), these are the top three reasons why the newborn hearing test is essential for newborn health: