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Hearing is an essential element for the development of language and conditions an appropriate cognitive, psychological and social development of children. Therefore, congenital deafness represents a real public health problem, justifying the implementation of a national neonatal screening for hearing disorders in newborns.
The intensity at which the fetus perceives sound at 27-29 weeks of amenorrhea (SA) is about 40 decibels (dB), it recognizes its mother's voice from the 33rd SA, and then its perception capacity evolves to the adult level at term. These data suggest that the fetus is sensitive to its sound environment from the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The development of hearing could be damaged in case of prolonged exposure to intense noise. Studies have demonstrated an harmful effects of long and sustained exposure to noise on hearing in adults. In addition, a recent survey showed that 40% of the population of Ile-de-France felt that noise had a significant impact on their health . The effects of prolonged loud noise exposure on human fetal hearing are not fully understood and few studies have assessed the prevalence of women exposed to loud and lengthy noise in a population of postpartum women. This study aims evaluating the prevalence and the impacte of an exposure to Intense and Prolonged Noises during Pregnancy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers | One single group of mothers exposed to intense and sustained noises during pregnancy |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Questionnaire about intense noises exposure during pregnancy | Other | Response to questionnaire given within 3 days after delivery about noise exposure |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Exposure to Intense and Prolonged Noises during Pregnancy | A questionnaire will be given to the mother within 3 days after delivery | Collected at the routine newborn discharge examination, 72 or 96 hours after delivery, depending on the type of delivery |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Impact of noise exposure during pregnancy on health status, qualitative variable | A questionnaire given to the mother collecting her feelings on the impact of noise (no; some; heavy) | Collected at the routine newborn discharge examination, 72 or 96 hours after delivery, depending on the type of delivery, |
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All mothers above 18 years old who have given birth and are cared for at the Nancy Regional University Maternity will be offered a questionnaire upon their arrival in their room in the mother-child sector
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Maternite Regionale Universitaire CHRU NANCY | Nancy | Lorraine | 54035 | France |
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| Newborn hearing screening, binary variable (presence of hearing impairment, absence of hearing impairment) |
Collection of the results of the routine hearing screening of the infants (presence of hearing impairment, absence of hearing impairment) |
| Collected at the routine newborn discharge examination, 72 or 96 hours after delivery, depending on the type of delivery |
| Women's knowledge of the risk of noise exposure during pregnancy on newborn hearing impairment, binary variable | a questionnaire given to the mother after the birth (yes or no) | Collected at the routine newborn discharge examination, 72 or 96 hours after delivery, depending on the type of delivery, where existing data on newborn hearing screening will be collected |