On a recent trip abroad with her anthropology course, your roommate mostly visited traditional indigenous cultures in Central America
She witnessed abdominal massage being performed with a pregnant woman, but was not sure what information was gathered during the process. You were able to tell her that through abdominal massage, the midwife was listening to what the pregnant woman was experiencing and also was determining the ____.
a. position of the fetus
b. sex of the fetus
c. size of the fetus
d. length of the fetus
A. During abdominal massage, the midwife can determine the position of the fetus. If the fetus is in the breech position, the midwife can use massage to help turn it.
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a. True b. False
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A. Prosopagnosia B. Apraxia C. Aphasia D. Paraphasias