Which of the following practices is used by a large number of cultural groups to provide comfort and security to a child?

a. burying a rock near a large shade tree
b. taping a coin to the umbilical cord
c. wrapping the infant snugly in a soft blanket
d. boiling an egg and keeping it close to the child


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A Incorrect. Burying a rock near a large shade tree is not a practice used by a large number of cultural groups to provide comfort and security to a child.
B Incorrect. Taping a coin to the umbilical cord is not a practice used by a large number of cultural groups to provide comfort and security to a child.
C Correct. Swaddling, by wrapping the infant snugly in a soft blanket, is a practice used by many cultural groups to promote infant comfort and security.
D Incorrect. Boiling an egg and keeping it close to the child is not a practice used by a large number of cultural groups to provide comfort and security to an infant.

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