Eli5: Could two people repopulate the earth on their own?

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Everyone is all wrapped up about the genetics involved, but the reality is that without modern medical support the chances that the female will die during labor or shortly thereafter from infection are startlingly high. What happens if mom cranks out two boys and then dies from a hemorrhage? Goodbye humanity.

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