HW 34 Initial thoughts on birth

Although I understand the process of making a baby, the whole concept still amazes me. At the age of 17 it is still hard to understand what exactly goes on during the birth process and why it takes 9 or so months. In movies they make the whole idea of birth look fun and exciting, but in reality birth is a painful and long process. One thought that I have always had was if women/girls (young teenagers) weren't able to have babies until after college, this would save a lot of hardship and stress in young women's lives. Obviously this is unrealistic but it makes sense, and I don't see any cons to it.

When I think about birth the T.V show Teen Moms pops into my head because I'm around there age and at any point that could have been me ( If I liked guys and if I ever decided to have sex let alone unprotected sex) Shows such as Teen mom make teenage mothers look bad, not all teenage mother's are irresponsible and careless. People should be more open to helping teen mothers in need, even tho they made the decision to have the baby. My last thought about birth is that I am against abortion unless the mother has been raped.

Questions

Why is the process 9 months?

Will there be easier ways in the future to give birth?

What are the pros and cons about hospital births vs. home births?

Why don't we remember our time in the womb?