Which Message Is NOT a Bottom-Line Message of the Text's

question 189

Multiple Choice

Which message is NOT a bottom-line message of the text's discussion of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) ?

• A) Very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) babies are at higher risk of having lifelong problems.
• B) Very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) babies are sure to have lifelong problems.
• C) Doctors are able to save many more very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) babies than in the past.
• D) There is controversy among doctors as to whether to intervene when a baby is born at "the cusp" of viability.

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Definitions:

Identical Twins

Twins that result from the splitting of a single fertilized egg, sharing the same genetic makeup.

Fraternal Twins

Twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm, making them genetically as similar as regular siblings.

Viral Theory

A scientific theory that explains the cause of certain diseases as being due to viruses, microorganisms that invade and replicate within living cells, leading to illness.

Prenatal

Pertaining to the period or development before birth; during the pregnancy.