Making a program of supporting mothers whose babies were found to be hearing impaired in the newborn hearing screening : From a view point of accepting their children's hearing-impairment.

(1)为了了解新生儿听力筛查的现状，我们对新生儿听力筛查的实施和术后护理进行了调查。a)我们对大阪府的听障儿童日托中心的看护人员进行了调查，并总结了调查结果。b)我们调查了北海道地区筛查测试的实施情况，并对发现孩子有听力障碍的母亲进行了问卷调查。c)我们采用半结构化访谈的方式对孩子出生后不久进行听力障碍测试的母亲进行了访谈，并总结了结果。(2)我们翻译了一段视频《早期干预：说明以家庭为中心的方法支持失聪或听障婴儿家庭》，介绍了美国科罗拉多州的“科罗拉多州家访早期干预计划”(3)我们与东京都大冢聋哑学校合作，为新生儿家庭出版了小册子，这些新生儿被筛选测试归类为“参考”。(4)组织召开“思考新生儿听力筛查”研讨会，发表报告并分发给相关机构。(5)我们组织了一个名为“新生儿听力筛查中父母的后护理”的会议，并邀请了来自大冢聋人学校早期教育支持中心的木岛Teruo先生。

(1) In order to understand the current situation concerning Newborn Hearing Screening, we have conducted an investigation on its implementation and after-care.a) We conducted a survey of care-takers at day-care centers for hearing impaired children in Osaka prefecture, and summarized its results.b) We investigated the situation concerning screening test implementation in Hokkaido and administered a questionnaire to mothers, whose children were found to be hearing impaired.c) We interviewed the mothers, whose children were tested hearing impaired soon after their birth, in half-structured interview setting and summarized its results.(2) We have translated a video "Early intervention: Illustrated the Family-centered Approach for Supporting Families with Babies who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing", which introduces "Colorado Home Visiting Early Intervention Program" in Colorado, U.S.A.(3) We joined Tokyo state Otsuka School for the deaf and co-published booklets for families of new born children, who are categorized as "refer" by the screening test.(4) We organized a symposium, called "Think about the Newborn Hearing Screening", and published its report and distributed it to related institutions.(5) We organized a conference, called "After-care of parents in Newborn Hearing Screening" and invited Mr. Teruo Kijima from the Otsuka School for the Deaf Early Educational Support Center.