| Good point about the cats.
Human beings are mainly the only upright animals ( having excluded birds) as most of the apes prefer to touch ground with their hands when running around on the ground. But I guess if they are hanging from a tree limb they are in a upright position.
Being that apes prefer to walk around on all fours and we are the only two-legged animals I would assume that apes do not need gravity (as stated) to give painless birth, like my four legged cat.
The fact still remains however that if humans had smaller foreheads then women would not suffer chirldbirthing pains - no matter what position they selected to be in while in labor. Like my cat.
And so I do not think the "monkey see monkey do" (giving birth like a monkey does) has anything to do with this at all.
However men can conduct one experiment. Next time you have trouble passing dung and it is painful to do so try the squating position. It is less painful then sitting, laying down, or standing upright. Just put you feet on the tolet seat and squat while pressing your tummy on your legs - and grunt.
You will be amazed how that position can ease pain while shitting those hard ones. Sorry about the somewhat graphic example but it makes a point relative to this ( sidetracked) topic about less painful childbirthing. Yep - I in fact did that experiment and some Arabs do it all the time so watch out for toe jam when using a public restroom. |