Today I'm synthesizing information on the evolution of human birth. It is a non expert episode, just stuff I nerd out on.
We talk about the theories of:
- the evolution of the brain ðŸ§
- producing milk
- placentas
- why is the human birth so different from other mammals that birth babies that are ready to walk and birth without assistance.
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Additional notes after the episode: Prolactin's role in males is not well known. Prolactin is involved in metabolism, regulation of the immune system, and pancreatic development.Â
Resources:
Milk production: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22436214/
Placenta and a virus:
https://news.yale.edu/2011/10/11/battle-between-placenta-and-uterus-could-help-explain-preeclampsia
Walking on 2 feet:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10038020/
https://askananthropologist.asu.edu/stories/changing-climates-and-changing-faces
The evolution of human birth by karen rosenburg and wendy trevathan 2001 Sc. Am.
Book: Eve by Cat Bohannon
