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[deleted] t1_ivedfi0 wrote on November 7, 2022 at 10:36 AM

Reply to comment by FuriouSherman in TIL that most non-human primate infants actively use their hands to help themselves out of the birth canal. Human infants do not, but their grip strength is much higher during the hours immediately after they are born. by afeeney

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.