Mismatch between size of woman's pelvis and size of fetus's head causes most of the deaths in childbirth. #HBES2019 William Lassek, M.D., in a talk on the benefits of gluteofemoral fat (butt and hip fat) in women.
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you probably already know this, but based on body size, humans SHOULD gestate for ~ 12 months ...but runaway (social?) selection for IQ -> larger heads, which means the correct gestation period would have 100% of babies unable to exit birth canal ...so humans deliver premature
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which is why human infants are basically sleep worms for the first 3-4 months. They really should still be in the womb! recommended https://www.amazon.com/Runaway-Brain-Evolution-Human-Uniqueness/dp/0465031315 …
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