TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'body')

```console
.../repro/node_modules/node-fetch/src/index.js:216
                                                if (response_.statusCode !== 303 && request.body && options_.body instanceof Stream.Readable) {
                                                                                                             ^

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'body')
    at ClientRequest.<anonymous> (.../repro/node_modules/node-fetch/src/index.js:216:68)
    at ClientRequest.emit (node:events:530:35)
    at HTTPParser.parserOnIncomingClient [as onIncoming] (node:_http_client:716:27)
    at HTTPParser.parserOnHeadersComplete (node:_http_common:117:17)
    at Socket.socketOnData (node:_http_client:558:22)
    at Socket.emit (node:events:530:35)
    at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:561:12)
    at readableAddChunkPushByteMode (node:internal/streams/readable:512:3)
    at Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:392:5)
    at TCP.onStreamRead (node:internal/stream_base_commons:189:23)

Node.js v22.14.0
```

**Reproduction**

<details>

<summary>minimal.mjs</summary>

```javascript
import fetch from 'node-fetch'
import express from 'express'

const app = express()
app.post('/', (q, s) => {
    s.status(308)
    s.setHeader('location', '/2')
    s.send('')
})
app.post('/2', (q, s) => {
    s.status(302)
    s.setHeader('location', '/3')
    s.send('')
})

app.listen(54321, () => {
    ;(async() => {
        await fetch('http://localhost:54321', {
            method: 'POST',
            body: 'a',
        })
        console.log('Done')
    })()
})
```

</details>

<details>

<summary>package.json</summary>

```json
{
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "^5.1.0",
    "node-fetch": "^3.3.2"
  }
}
```

</details>

1. Place both files in a directory
2. `npm i`
3. `node minimal.mjs`
4. Observe that the program crashes

**Expected behavior**

Program should not crash

**Screenshots**

N/A

**Your Environment**

Both linux and windows. 
Node.js v22.14.0

**Additional context**

N/A


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