Explanations of the obstetric dilemma: evolutionary conflict exacerbates health problems in pregnancy and childbirth

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In their recent Nature Ecology and Evolution paper, Webb and colleagues show that chimpanzee pelvises present a tight fit for newborn infants, just like in humans. Their detailed 3D characterization shows that the degree of the squeeze is comparable between humans and chimpanzees, and that both have sexually dimorphic pelvises. The authors challenge the so-called “obstetric dilemma” – the long-standing hypothesis...

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• Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
• Birth, Development, and Health
• Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
• Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
• Pelvic floor disorders treatments
• Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
• Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
• Reproductive System and Pregnancy

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Literature Corpus work

6d290218-49c2-5f1d-95f2-418b906e0dd5

DOI

10.32942/x2ks7g