Cats were giving birth to kittens a long time before cats lived with humans, and they still don’t need our aid now. It’s tempting for owners to want to keep a close eye on a
mother cat as she gives birth, but the mother cat doesn’t want or need supervision, and too much intrusion can disturb her to the point where she relocates herself and the
kittens. In a few cases, she may get so rattled that she will eat her own kittens.
