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Why childbirth on television takes only minutes

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Broadcasts depict human reproduction as a brief, intense screaming match in a highly convenient location. While actual labor usually takes hours of grueling effort, television dramatically condenses the entire miracle of life into roughly two pushes and immediate tears of joy, sparing the audience the actual messy reality of the process.

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