Commentary for Niddah 61:11
חבלי של נקבה מרובין משל זכר
Why are the pains of a female birth greater than those of a male birth? — The female emerges in the position she assumes during intercourse and the male emerges in the position he assumes during intercourse. The former, therefore, turns her face upwards<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The turning intensifying the pains. ');"><sup>10</sup></span>
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