Discuss the role of parental age in the health of baby
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Older fathers are more likely to produce abnormal sperm. Teenage mothers have a higher incidence of infant mortality and children with low birth weight. Teenage mothers are less likely to obtain prenatal care than older adults. Teen mothers, therefore, often have high-risk pregnancies. Women who wait until their 30s or 40s to have children increase the risk of having a stillborn or preterm baby.
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a. should be avoided in most situations. b. is limited to the use of mammals. c. must be humane and worthwhile. d. has little application to human beings and should be severely restricted. e. is always required.
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A. have an ability to chunk. B. employ sensory memory. C. have no immediate memory span. D. use semantic encoding.