The nurse working in the labor and delivery area is aware that special

The nurse working in the labor and delivery area is aware that special care is provided for the umbilical cord after the child’s birth for the clients who are:

1. Catholic
2. Navajo
3. Shinto
4. Hindu

ANSWER

ANS: 2
After a Navajo child’s delivery, the umbilical cord is taken from the newborn, dried, and buried near a place that symbolizes what parents want for the child’s future. Catholics do not have spe-cial care of the umbilical cord after delivery. They may want their newborn baptized if there is any chance of the newborn not surviving. Shintos have no special rituals related to birth, includ-ing the umbilical cord. Hindus have no special rituals related to birth, including the umbilical cord.