Women from different cultures will experience pain on many different levels. As midwives it is beneficial to:
a. listen to women so that potential issues such as power and control can be addressed.
b. stereotype women from different cultures and backgrounds.
c. organise an interpreter if required.
d. assume that Asian women will have a low threshold of pain.
ANS: A
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