Author Question: Very low birthweight is defined by the World Health Organization as below 2 pounds 3 ounces. ... (Read 85 times)

xclash · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Very low birthweight is defined by the World Health Organization as

below 2 pounds 3 ounces.
between 4 pounds 5 ounces and 5 pounds 5 ounces.
between 3 pounds 5 ounces and 4 pounds 5 ounces.
between 2 pounds 4 ounces and 3 pounds 5 ounces.

Question 2

Which of the following statements best summarizes the incidence of low-birthweight births since the middle of the twentieth century?

The rate of low-birthweight births peaked in the 1960s and has declined
steadily since.
The rate of low-birthweight births reached a low in 1990 and rose in the first
decade of the twenty-first century.
The rate of low-birthweight births peaked in the 1990s and has been
declining since.
Low-birthweight births were rare until the 1970s but have been increasing
steadily since then.

blazinlyss · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

between 2 pounds 4 ounces and 3 pounds 5 ounces.

Answer to Question 2

The rate of low-birthweight births reached a low in 1990 and rose in the first
decade of the twenty-first century.