[mmooss]

> a battle between the baby (wants as many resources as possible) and the mother (doesn’t want to die from what is, essentially, a parasite.)

That's hard to reconcile everything else we know: The baby needs a healthy mother in order to survive until and past childbirth and to be healthy itself. For the mother, for multiple reasons, nothing is more important than the baby's survival and well-being. Humans generally care for and will help and sacrifice for other humans, most especially those in their clan (however that's defined) and with their genes.

[IAmBroom]

It's easy to reconcile with many pregnancies I've known amongst friends. Decrease maternal health, and real threats to her survival, are far from rare. Daily puking for an extended period is a common side effect. The mother loses a great deal of mobility in the last trimester...

Don't confuse terms like "parasite" with implying evil or malicious intent.

[mmooss]

But that doesn't mean the mother sees herself as competing with the fetus, nor sees the fetus as a parasite. Pregnancy may be unpleasant in that sense, but only sociopaths weigh that against the fetus' well-being. When a parent buys food for their child, they don't think of their children as parasites on their income!