Nama is Navajo and just gave birth to her first child. What practice is she likely to engage in?
a. delivering far away from her village/ town.
b. using herbs to stimulate labor.
c. burying her placenta in a sacred land important to her people.
d. purifying herself prior to birth.
C. She would likely bury the placenta so the baby symbolically has a connection to this land.
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