1. Improvements in prenatal care have made premature births less common than they used to be.

True
False

2. Nearly half of all premature births occur for no apparent reason.

True
False

3. Which of the following steps is LEAST likely to lower a woman's risk of delivering prematurely?

a. Long periods of bed rest
b. Maintaining a healthy weight
c. Avoiding cigarettes
d. Getting regular prenatal care

4. Which of the following raises the risk of premature delivery?

a. Maternal diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes
b. Multiple fetuses (twins, triplets, etc.)
c. History of premature birth
d. All of the above

5. Premature babies rarely leave the hospital before their original due date.

True
False

6. A premature baby who weighs three pounds at birth has a good chance of growing into a normal-sized child and adult.

True
False

7. What is the survival rate for babies who are born 12 weeks too early (27 weeks of gestation)?

a. Less than 20 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 70 percent
d. More than 90 percent

8. When you bring your baby home from the hospital, you should do which of the following?

a. Pick her up as little as possible
b. Touch and hold her frequently
c. Talk or sing to her
d. Both b and c