The relatively narrow human birth canal presumably evolved as a 'compromise' between its abilities for parturition, support of the inner organs, and upright walking. But not only the size of the birth ...

During human birth, the fetus typically navigates a tight, convoluted birth canal by flexing and rotating its head at various stages. This complex process comes with a high risk of birth complications ...

Scholars often explain that human immaturity and lengthy childhoods came about because of the need for cultural learning—the manners, mores, and conventions of a particular culture. Surely culture is ...

Scholars often explain that human immaturity and lengthy childhoods came about because of the need for cultural learning—the manners, mores, and conventions of a particular culture. Surely culture is ...

His innovations, including homelike delivery rooms and birthing pools, were based on his belief that “human birth cannot work as long as a woman is thinking.” By Adam Nossiter Michel Odent, a French ...

Childbirth in humans is much more complex and painful than in great apes. It was long believed that this was a result of humans' larger brains and the narrow dimensions of the mother's pelvis.