19. In an article appearing in Plastic and Recontructive Surgery (1965), the aut

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19. In an article appearing in Plastic and Recontructive Surgery (1965), the authors present data on 228 children born with cleft palate: Cleft Palate in 228 Children at a Newark Hospital Incidence of cleft palate in first born child Incidence of cleft palate in second born child Incidence of cleft palate in third born child Incidence of cleft palate in fourth through sixteenth born child Total: 92 40% 62 43 31 | 14% 228 27% 19% -m i 100 % The author concludes: "The high incidence of cleft severe anxiety frequently associated with the first pregnancy, coupled with situations." palate in first born may be attributed to other stressful Is the author's conclusion justified by the findings in the table? Explain.

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The author conclusions were justified by the findings the table because the first born child may be attributed to severe anxiety due to hypoxia and smoking while in later pregnancies has adapted to the birth-giving conditions results lower incidence of cleft palate.

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