An Alternative to Giving Birth in a Hospital Is to Arrange

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Multiple Choice

An alternative to giving birth in a hospital is to arrange to give birth at home. This option is especially popular in Europe, where home births appear to have:

• A) more complications than those in hospitals.
• B) fewer complications than those in hospitals.
• C) an equal number of complications as those in hospitals.
• D) an unknown number of complications, because no records are kept on home births.

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Definitions:

Dissociation

The mental process of disconnecting from one's thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity.

Materialism View

A philosophical standpoint that regards material or physical matter as the fundamental substance of reality and existence.

Conscious Mind

The aspect of the mind that is aware of one's self, environment, and thoughts in the present moment, enabling active engagement with mental processes such as reasoning and decision-making.

Altered Consciousness

A state in which there is a significant deviation from one's normal cognitive, emotional, or waking experience.