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> Also, from an evolutionary perspective it doesn't matter if the mother survives birth; it only matters whether the baby lives.

Wouldn't it though? A mother that lives can go on to give birth to more children.

Not to mention that a mother's survival might affect her child's chance of survival.

[ptaipale]

The previous comment was probably written in an extremely patriarchal context... a king's offspring would be taken care of even if the mother died. Though even there, the chances of being stabbed in the back might have been increased without motherly protection.