Question

Raymond was born at 32 weeks gestational age and has an adjusted age of 12 months. He experienced a lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain during labor and delivery complications.

Raymond's chronological age is...
1) 13 months
2) 4 months
3) 14 months
4) Cannot be determined

Answer 1

Raymond's chronological age is 14 months, as we must add the 2 months he was born early to his adjusted age of 12 months.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking for Raymond's chronological age given that he has an adjusted age of 12 months and was born at 32 weeks gestational age. Since the normal gestational period is 40 weeks, Raymond was born 8 weeks early. Therefore, to find his chronological age, we add those 8 weeks (which are approximately 2 months) to his adjusted age of 12 months. So, Raymond's chronological age is 12 months plus 2 months which equals 14 months.