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Biomechanical trade-offs in the pelvic floor constrain the evolution of the human birth canal

Compared with most other primates, humans are characterized by a tight fit between the maternal birth canal and the fetal head, leading to a relatively high risk of neonatal and maternal mortality and morbidities. Obstetric selection is thought to favor a spacious birth canal, whereas the source for...

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Pubblicato in:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Autori principali: Stansfield, Ekaterina, Kumar, Krishna, Mitteroecker, Philipp, Grunstra, Nicole D. S.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: National Academy of Sciences 2021
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8072325/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33853947
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2022159118
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