Evolution of the human pelvis and obstructed labor: new explanations of an old obstetrical dilemma

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    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3-16
    Number of pages14
    JournalAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Volume222
    Issue number1
    Early online date25 Jun 2019
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2020

    Austrian Fields of Science 2012

    • 106018 Human biology
    • 302017 Obstetrics
    • 106012 Evolutionary research

    Keywords

    • arrest of descent
    • arrest of dilatation
    • bipedalism
    • cephalopelvic disproportion
    • cesarean delivery
    • cliff-edge model
    • encephalization
    • erectile dysfunction
    • evolution
    • failure to progress in labor
    • fecal incontinence
    • fetal head
    • fistula
    • Homo erectus
    • mismatch
    • parturition
    • pelvic dimensions
    • pelvic dimorphism
    • pelvic floor disorder
    • pelvic inlet
    • prolapse
    • starvation during pregnancy
    • symphysis pubis
    • urinary incontinence
    • uterine prolapse
    • uterine rupture
    • vaginal prolapse
    • CLIFF-EDGE MODEL
    • ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
    • BONY PELVIS
    • CESAREAN DELIVERY
    • SEXUAL-DIMORPHISM
    • BIRTH-WEIGHT
    • INTERGENERATIONAL PREDISPOSITION
    • NATURAL-SELECTION
    • GENETIC INFLUENCE
    • UNITED-STATES

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