From the 1930s Through the 1960s, It Was Standard Practice

question 147

Multiple Choice

From the 1930s through the 1960s, it was standard practice in hospitals in Western countries to __________.

• A)have women in labor walk between contractions
• B)prevent women from entering hospitals until active labor
• C)heavily medicate women in labor
• D)encourage women in labor to deliver at home

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Definitions:

Sheep

Domesticated ruminant animals, bred for their wool, meat, and milk, known scientifically as Ovis aries.

Cattle

Domesticated bovine animals kept for their meat (beef and veal), milk, or hides, or used as work animals worldwide.

Intensive Agriculture

Farming practices that maximize productivity per unit of land through the use of technologies, irrigation, fertilizers, and pesticides.

Foraging

The act of searching for and exploiting food resources in the wild, typically by hunting, fishing, or gathering plant material.