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The evolution of modern human childbirth

1992-01-01

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Human birth follows a pattern which is unique among mammals. Distinctions include the orientation of the fetus as it passes through the birth canal, the way the fetus emerges from the birth canal, difficulty during labor, and behavior by the mother and/or other individuals around the time of birth. Birth has important implications for the morphology of the pelvis, for sex differences in the pelvis, for such aspect...

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Literature Corpus work: 6ca1df8b-ac9c-5923-986d-e735c6d57a86
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330350605

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