Author Question: The developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis states that A. optimal development ... (Read 21 times)

jrubin · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

The developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis states that

A. optimal development during pregnancy leads to increased risk of chronic diseases later in life.
B. diseases that develop in the fetus will persist for the remainder of the baby's life.
C. diseases that develop in the fetus predispose the mother to developing chronic diseases later in life.
D. low-birth-weight infants may be predisposed to developing chronic diseases later in life.

Question 2

Gestational length refers to

A. the time from conception to birth.
B. the number of weeks between the mother's last menstrual cycle and birth.
C. the duration of the second and third trimesters.
D. the length of the child at birth.