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Scientists have figured out why childbirth has become so complex and dangerous

The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 300,000 people die each year from pregnancy-related causes. Study finds that complex human childbirth and cognitive abilities are the result of upright walking. Childbirth in humans is much more complex and painful than in great apes. It was long believed to be the result of the larger human …

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I was diagnosed with terminal cancer during childbirth – after being labeled a hypochondriac

A new mum claims to have discovered she had terminal cancer during a cesarean delivery – when doctors found tumors in her ovaries, lymph nodes and abdominal lining. Lois Walker, 37, alleges her shocking diagnosis came after experts called her persistent symptoms “anxiety”, branding her a “hypochondriac”. The new mum from the UK said she …

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