After discovering that they were expecting their first baby, mark and maxine began looking for ways in which they could prepare for the birth. maxine was insistent that she did not want to be heavily medicated during the delivery. the couple agreed that they would prefer learning certain self-regulatory behaviors rather than relying on medications to make the birth easier. in order to do so, they enrolled in classes that coached them extensively in the physiology and anatomy of the birth process. they also learned to practice a special breathing technique to control pushing in the final stages of labor. with this knowledge and mark's support and encouragement, maxine was able to deliver a healthy full-term baby without any medical or surgical interventions. from this scenario, we can say that mark and maxine opted for a(n) in order to have their baby.

Who was the better president between richard nixon and john adams in terms of accomplishments ?

1. the responsibilities of the u.s. federal reserve system include overseeing the banking system and regulating the quantity of money in the economy setting the level of real interest rates working with congress to devise a financial plan for the country and execute the president's orders calculating and reporting the unemployment rate 2. to increase the supply of money when the economy is weak, the fed closes banks reduces inflation sells bonds buys bonds 3. the federal funds rate is the short-term interest rate that banks charge their best customers when borrowing banks earn on savings accounts with the fed banks charge each other when borrowing or lending to each other the fed charges banks when borrowing 4. when the fed increases the money supply and consequently lowers interest rates, the value of the dollar will rise by more in the market for foreign exchange, all else equal will fall, all else equal is not impacted by fed policy will rise, all else equal

Restricting immigrants from entering a country may be based on what belief?