How Do Childbirth Practices in Bali Differ from Those in North

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Multiple Choice

How do childbirth practices in Bali differ from those in North America?

• A) North Americans place less emphasis on the immediate social integration of the newborn than do the Balinese.
• B) The Balinese tend to have a greater level of medical intervention than North Americans.
• C) Balinese women know little about childbirth prior to their own experience of it, in comparison to North American women who tend to be well informed.
• D) North Americans tend to have more friends and relatives at the birth than do the Balinese.

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