Brigitte Jordan, in her study of birth in four cultures, observed the following about giving birth in the Yucatan:
a. The father-to-be must not be present during either labor or birth.
b. The mother-to-be gives birth by herself, after receiving some training from an older female relative.
c. Prior to the birth, both a witch doctor and the entire village bless the mother-to-be.
d. The mother-to-be is encouraged to lie in the same hammock in which she sleepseach night.
Answer: d
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