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Re:Mammals dream about the world they are about to experienc... by mandelken on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @06:05AM (#27970646)
Perhaps it’s more than just calories or energy intake, but as well doing the breathing, immuno responses, digesting, filtering blood etc. for both mother and baby?
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Re:Mammals dream about the world they are about to experienc... by eru on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @07:56AM (#27971358)
Maybe. But now we are just speculating.
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Re:Mammals dream about the world they are about to experienc... by TheGeminon on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @11:06AM (#27973332)
> Instead, the mother delivers and the neonate’s growth rate slows relative to its fetal growth rate, keeping both the offspring’s and the mother’s energy requirements in check.

Growth rate slows after birth, so that would account for some of that. Mother’s also would not need to carry around the weight of the baby, and would be more able to provide for the child.

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Re:Mammals dream about the world they are about to experienc... by a0-prw on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @03:55PM (#27976824)
Women in Africa (in traditional societies), carried their babies on their backs while they worked the fields, carried water, etc.
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Re:Mammals dream about the world they are about to experienc... by eru on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @01:19AM (#27980489)
Baby-wearing is pretty popular in modern times and other parts of the world too.

Though it's not 24/7.

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