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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by powera on Thursday May 05, 2016 @02:16AM (#11634301)
Your comment is complete nonsense, sir.

There are biological reasons that humans have higher death rates in childbirth than other animals. Waving your hands and "tapping into that part of their brains" has nothing to do with it.

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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by ChrisDutrow on Thursday May 05, 2016 @05:34AM (#11634812)
What are some of the biological reasons humans have higher death rates in childbirth?
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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by jazzyb on Thursday May 05, 2016 @05:54AM (#11634867)
I had to look this up myself because no one is spelling it out.

In short we developed larger brains than our ancestors (which meant larger heads for infants) at the same time that we also developed an upright walking posture (which narrows the birth canal). Additionally, we also have some adaptations (pointed out in the source below) that decrease mortality, but human mortality in child-birth is still much higher than other mammals.

Source: https://www.quora.com/Why-hasnt-evolution-gradually-reduced-...

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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by ChrisDutrow on Thursday May 05, 2016 @03:23PM (#11638988)
That's fascinating. That first Quora answer goes into it really well.
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