I hear of women in my community and across the world either having stillbirths or dying during the process of birth all the time. Why?
How can a dog or a cow give birth in the dirt and turn out fine, but if humans did the same, the mom/infant have a higher chance of dying? How can baby mice, who are similar to human babies (naked, gross, blind), survive the “newborn phase”?
And why are babies so big but useless? I understand that babies have evolved to have a soft skull to accommodate their big brain, but why don’t they have the strength to keep their head up?
In: Biology
Animals die during birth *all the time*. You just don’t see it in the wild and most laypeople aren’t breeding their animals. Breeders see it frequently. Vet intervention is common for certain breeds in order to save mothers and babies. Birth is traumatic and dangerous no matter what you are.
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