The Birth of the Hero Who Suffers

The female human pelvis has already stretched to the limits of its structural capacity. The hole in its centre is as big as it can get without compromising the structural integrity of the pelvis. So how have babies adapted to that? Oh, that's simple. A mammal of our size should have a justation period of two years. We have a justion period of nine months. Why? You got to get the damned baby out before its head gets too big. What does that mean? Well, means it's vulnerable, right? Nothing more vulnerable than a baby human being, except maybe a baby kangaroo, right? But it's got a pouch to hide in, at least