on the one hand, there are so many things that can go wrong during pregnancy that it's frankly incredible humans survived once their heads got sufficiently Large

on the other hand it's amazing how much variance bodies can have, and still be alive+basically okay

"you are going to spend many months with your organs being squished into positions they are not accustomed to; this is uncomfortable but doesn't actually present a significant risk to your health" incredible

there was a reddit thread about a woman whose skull was absurdly thick, a fact only discovered upon autopsy and completely unrelated to her cause of death in her late 80s

no apparent delays in intellect or functioning

there are people walking around with extremely mild forms of spina bifida who never even notice

you know, when the sheath protecting your spinal cord fails to close completely

this thread is amazing btw https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i57hb4/serious_people_that_do_autopsies_whats_the/