1. Researchers identified 242 children in the Cleveland area They examined these children at age 8 and again at age
who had been born prematurely (at about 29 weeks).
20, comparing them to another group of 233 children
not born prematurely. Their report, published in the New
England Journal of Medicine, said the “preemies" en-
gaged in significantly less risky behavior than the others. Differences showed up in the use of alcohol and marijuana, conviction of crimes, and teenage pregnancy.