Which one of the following statements about low-birth-weight and very-low-birth-weight babies is most accurate?
A) Low-birth-weight is more common in Whites and Hispanics than African Americans.
B) Birth weight is one of the most important predictors of infant mortality.
C) The incidence of low-birth-weight in the United States is decreasing in relation to the increase in multiple births.
D) Recent trends in very-low-birth-weight babies show that they continue to have morbidity with significant increases in survival.
Ans: B
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