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

Mihaela Pavličev; Roberto Romero; Philipp Mitteroecker

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.06.043

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

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-16
Number of pages	14
Journal	American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume	222
Issue number	1
Early online date	25 Jun 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.06.043
Publication status	Published - Jan 2020

Funding

This study was supported, in part, by the Perinatology Research Branch, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH); the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); and, in part, with federal funds from NICHD, NIH under contract HSN275201300006C (to Dr Romero). Dr Pavlicev was supported by the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Centre collaborative grant 22-FY14-470. Dr Mitteroecker was supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF number 29397).

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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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