Preterm babies are considered at risk because ____________________________
a. their immune systems are immature
b. they have too much surfactant in their lungs
c. their bodies generate too much heat
d. their gestational age is 40 weeks and that is still too early to perform basic functions, such as sucking
Answer: A
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(a) Hereditary influences are carried by DNA (b) Most forgetting of material that is not well learned takes place in the first hour after learning (c) All people should be considered equal under the law (d) Whether a person repeats a response is influenced by what happens to that person right after making that response
The second stage of labor lasts about __________ for a first baby and __________ in later births
A) 10 minutes; 5 minutes B) 50 minutes; 20 minutes C) 3 to 4 hours; 1 hour D) 12 to 14 hours; 4 to 6 hours