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 ...

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 ...
American Council on Science and Health

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 ...
Newser on MSN

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 ...
EurekAlert!

Birth: It’s a tight squeeze for chimpanzees, too

3D simulation of the birth canal of chimpanzees with (B) the fetal head in a fully extended position, the typical head alignment in apes, and (C) the fetal head in a fully flexed position, the usual ...

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 ...