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Ultimately, why we birth the way we do transcends the boundaries of our bones. Physiologic labor is a complex process involving, yes, bones, but also tissues, muscles, organs, cells, hormones, an exchange of signals between two people, mechanical changes, emotions. Bones are easier to see and study, so bone shape and size are what obstetricians, historians, and anthropologists have historically prioritized.
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― Birth Control: The Insidious Power of Men Over Motherhood
― Birth Control: The Insidious Power of Men Over Motherhood
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Mother: a humanoid thing blinded by bandages, nurturing breasts hidden, limbs restrained, tongue lolling from its slack mouth, and with no recognisable sweat signature.
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― Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine
― Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine
