Why do Kipsigi infants rarely sleep more than 3 hours straight, day or night, for the first year of life?

a. They do not sleep in a separate room and therefore siblings wake them up throughout the night.
b. They doze on their mother's back throughout the day and feed often at night.
c. Because of the high rates of infant mortality in the Kipsigi culture, mothers wake their infants often to make sure they are still alive.
d. Kipsigi adults rarely sleep more than 3 hours straight.

Answer: B

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