Human Birth: An Evolutionary Perspective

Description

Author: Trevathan, Wenda R.

Publisher: Aldine de Gruyter

Pub Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Book: Good.  Binding tight.  No marks, tears, bends or folds.  Light edge and corner wear.  Appears unread.  Dust Jacket: Good.  Not price clipped (no price indicated).  Very light edge and corner wear.

Notes: The most challenging point for any species, especially mammals, is the moment of birth.  The author highlights the events and differences in evolution for humans and other primates–sex, viviparity (producing live young), the role of the placenta, length of gestation, bipedalism and childbirth, lactation, and length of parental care.  “The primary characters are mothers and infants, and the theme I have chosen as my organizing principle is birth….reproduction is what evolution is all about.” (from the Introduction)