A consensus conference on neonatal hearing screening was held in Milan, Ita
ly, on 15 and 16, May 1998. At this conference evidence was presented by sp
ecialists in various fields including epidemiology, audiology, otolaryngolo
gy, communication disorders, speech-language pathology, education and healt
h economics(1). It was reviewed by a panel of experts(2). A consensus state
ment was produced and is reported here.