Why does human birth always have so many complications? It seems as though it’s equally likely to hear about a complicated birth as it is to hear about a normal birth

Question

It seems like so often, and really more often than not, I hear about births having so many things go wrong with them. Why does it seem so hard for humans to hear have a normal birth with a healthy baby?

In: Biology

Answer 1

In addition to what others have said, the average maternal age has increased tremendously in the last century, leading to more complications. Plus medical interventions like c-sections are very common now, over 30%.