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MCCPM provides referrals to member midwives, but we are not a licensing or governing body. Families must take responsibility for interviewing and seeking information about the education, route of entry, skills and credentials of any midwife they contact. Membership in this group does not imply endorsement of any particular midwife.
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MCCPM’s Newborn Hearing Screening Program
In the spring of 2012, MCCPM was awarded a grant through the Minnesota Department of Health which allowed our organization to purchase newborn hearing screening equipment. All MCCPM midwives were provided training on the equipment, and then it was distributed to MCCPM member midwife practices throughout the state to increase hearing screening access to babies born in out-of-hospital settings.
Every year, about 1 in 300 babies in Minnesota is born with a hearing loss that can be found by newborn hearing screening. Hearing is essential for normal development of speech and language. Finding babies with hearing loss early and offering education, family support, and intervention before they fall behind in language development can make a big difference. Since babies with hearing loss may startle to loud sounds and even seem to listen, it is usually not noticeable to parents or providers without testing. Screening and timely follow-up testing are the only ways to find hearing loss early. Learning that your baby has hearing loss at an early age will help you and your child develop lifelong communication and language skills.
Ideally newborn hearing screening is performed sometime after 24 hours, within the first week of birth. However, the screening can be performed at any time. If you’d like to learn more about newborn hearing screening, download this brochure created by the MN department of health for more information. You can also recieve printed information with more information regarding this screen from any of the midwifery practices listed below.
For even more detailed information about hearing screening, see the Guidelines for Universal Newborn Hearing Screening for Out-of-Hospital Births.
All MCCPM member midwives offer newborn hearing screening to the families in their practices. They also offer it to other families in their area who are not clients in their practice. Please contact any of the practices below in your area to make an appointment to get your baby’s hearing screened. Inquire with each practice individually to learn more about fees associated with this screening. We do not want finances to limit any baby’s access to screening. Midwives charge only a nominal fee for this service, and may even offer a sliding scale for families who have limited financial resources.
MCCPM Midwife Member Practices offering Newborn Hearing Screening:
Rochester Community Midwives
Olivia Joy Kimble, LM, CPM, MSM
Rochester and SE region of MN
507-400-2881
Trillium Midwifery
Emme Corbeil, CPM
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Saint Paul, MN 55105
612-298-2479
Kate Saumweber Hogan, CPM, LM
Minneapolis, MN 55406
651-335-1283
Janine Stiles, CPM
Minneapolis, MN 55410
612-616-5509
Erin Kaspar-Frett, CPM, LM
Ellsworth, WI 54011
612-801-9967
The Minnesota Department of Health also lists OOH midwives offering hearing screening on their website.
If you have any questions about this program, or if you are a midwife who would like to offer newborn hearing screenings through this program, please contact MCCPM’s Newborn Hearing Screening Program Coordinator: Chandra Fischer, chandra@firstmemorymidwifery.com
