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C-Section Babies May Be More Likely to Fail First Hearing Test

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Infants delivered by Cesarean section are three times more likely than babies delivered vaginally to fail their first hearing test, which is performed shortly after birth, new research from Israel finds.

However, the researchers noted that parents should be aware of this difference, but not alarmed, because this hearing "problem" is typically temporary.

Dr. Tatiana Smolkin, a neonatal...

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