Scientists Challenge a Long-Held Belief About Why Human Childbirth Is So Difficult
University of Vienna
A new study suggests that difficult childbirth is not exclusive to humans. For decades, human childbirth has been treated as one of evolution’s great compromises. Our species walks upright, yet also gives birth to babies with unusually large brains, creating a famously tight squeeze during delivery. This idea has shaped everything from anthropology textbooks to [...]