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I can't find the article now but I remember reading someone arguing it's not like a war, but an actual war. The child is designed to take advantage of every las
by kqr 4y ago
I can't find the article now but I remember reading someone arguing it's not like a war, but an actual war. The child is designed to take advantage of every last concession the body of the mother can provide, and the mother in turn has developed defense mechanisms such as the uterus, which is a very hostile place for a fetus but protects the maternal body from the worst of it.
Try to grow a fetus in any other body part and it will consume its host like the worst parasite. It's definitely an adversarial relationship.
- 0xfffafaCrash 4y agoRelated: https://aeon.co/essays/why-pregnancy-is-a-biological-war-between-mother-and-baby https://aeon.co/essays/why-pregnancy-is-a-biological-war-bet... https://theconversation.com/pregnancy-cooperative-paradise-or-conflict-driven-battle-between-mother-and-child-58564 https://theconversation.com/pregnancy-cooperative-paradise-o... https://radiolab.org/episodes/everybodys-got-one https://radiolab.org/episodes/everybodys-got-one I feel like I should add some kind of warning regarding the above content. It frames the situation in what I find to be somewhat unsettling terms.
- kqr 4y agoThe first link there is to the article I remember! Thanks.