Scientists Challenge a Long-Held Belief About Why Human Childbirth Is So Difficult

Childbirth is often described as one of humanity’s defining biological challenges, but new research suggests the story is far ...

Human childbirth is not uniquely difficult relative to other mammals

Human birth has a reputation for danger. The usual explanation is simple enough: walking upright narrowed the pelvis, while ...
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For mammals, difficult childbirth is the norm

Human childbirth has long been considered especially risky, owing to upright bodies with large brains moving through narrow ...

Moms are furious over unearthed childbirth evolution theory—here’s why

Elena Bridgers, a science writer and researcher, told Newsweek that evolution "doesn't care" about gender and equality.
New York Post

Hailey Bieber’s potentially fatal birth complication is becoming more common — the warning signs, including a ‘turtle’ clue

As if giving birth isn’t difficult enough, about 14 million women each year lose a significant amount of blood within 24 hours of delivery — a condition called postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). It’s more ...
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From Genesis to Gestation: Rethinking the Difficulty of Birth

For centuries, childbirth’s pain was explained as punishment; more recently, as the evolutionary price of walking upright and ...

Human childbirth is not uniquely difficult among mammals

Human childbirth is commonly viewed as uniquely difficult and dangerous. The reason: The combination of bipedalism and large ...