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Cliff-edge model predicts intergenerational predisposition to dystocia and Caesarean delivery.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 31 Oct 2017

Mitteroecker Philipp, Windhager Sonja, Pavlicev Mihaela

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Recently, we presented the cliff-edge model to explain the evolutionary persistence of relatively high incidences of fetopelvic disproportion (FPD) in human childbirth. According to this model, the regular application of Caesarean sections since the mid-20th century has triggered an evolutionary increase of fetal size relative to the dimensions of the maternal birth canal, which, in turn, has inflated incidences...

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PMID: 29078368
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1712203114
PMCID: PMC5676923

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