ELi5 Do humans experience more childbirth difficulties than the rest of the animal kingdom?

Question

Seems to me that even with our advances we suffer from an excessive amount of complications for a natural act.

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Answer 1

Hyenas have it far worse. The females genitalia mimic the penis, and birth through it leads to tears (which can kill the mother) and a high percentage of deaths among the cubs. So painful, sometimes fatal to the mother, and often fatal to the offspring.