Problem: Research has shown that the average mother cradles her baby in her left arm, but the reasons for this tendency are not conclusive. Some feel that the position allows the infant's head to be near the comforting sound of the mother's heartbeat. Others believe left-handed cradling allows the mother's right hand-which is the predominant handedness for most women-to be free to tend to the baby or do other things. Interestingly, this form of cradling has been noted worldwide among women in modern societies, in traditional villages, and in art depicting motherhood in centuries past. a. Only mothers who are taught to cradle the baby on the left know they should do so. b. Mothers' left-hand cradling of babies is a matter of instinct rather than conscious choice. c. Fathers possess no instinctive skills to take care of children. Need Assignment Help?