Is it because of the whole big head/bipedalism thing? Other mammals can pop out babies in no time and it seems like that would be way more advantageous for multiple reasons (less stress on mom and baby, not in a vulnerable position for hours in the wild, etc). Why does the norm skew towards a day rather than hours?
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This is slightly off topic, but sort of relevant. Reading the comments below sort of made me think about how much earlier civilisations including cave women would squat while giving birth. And, that it has been scientifically proven time and time again that squatting and kneeling makes labour much easier as it aligns the pelvis and muscles used during labour. But, i feel like in modern days, it’s become the norm to give birth whilst lying down, or do the hospital always suggest women to do that? Every time you see a birth on TV or a movie, they’re always lying down? Or, is squatting and kneeling much more common than i think?
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