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AimCaesarean delivery (CD) was associated with a 3.2‐fold higher failure on 1st otoacoustic emissions (OAE) hearing test. We aimed to verify whether postponing 1st OAE beyond 48 h in CD infants decreases hearing screening failure.
MethodsWe compared two groups of CD infants as to failure on 1st OAE test: early‐1st OAE (n = 560): 1st OAE at 12‐ to 48‐h‐olds and late‐1st OAE (n = 566): 1st OAE at 48‐...