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FuriouSherman t1_ivc8dal wrote

Most non-human primates are also significantly more physically developed at birth. Human infants are born underdeveloped because our brains are so big that staying in the womb any longer would make it impossible for us to even make it out of the birth canal.

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[deleted] t1_ivedfi0 wrote

And your internal organs slowly get more crushed and squished during pregnancy, so the size of the baby makes it more dangerous as time goes on.

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