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high-risk infants  

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  • Tremendous advances in medical technologies and the emergence of neonatology as a medical specialty have led to the increase in the number of surviving high-risk infants. The developmental status of these children is of great concern to a wide range of professionals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; High-Risk Infants]

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