单选题 Prevention of preterm births is vital for which of the following reasons?
A. It's costly to care for these neonates.
B. These neonates are usually mentally retarded.
C. Preterm birth causes high incidence of the neonatal deaths.
D. These neonates usually wind up with long-term health care needs.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】Prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal deaths in the United States; other industrialized nations have fewer premature births and fewer neonatal deaths than the United States does. Although the other three answers are complications of prematurity, prevention is the outcome nurses must focus on while providing care to their clients.