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The evolution of pelvic canal shape and rotational birth in humans
BACKGROUND: The human foetus typically needs to rotate when passing through the tight birth canal because of the complex shape of the pelvis. In most women, the upper part, or inlet, of the birth canal has a round or mediolaterally oval shape, which is considered ideal for parturition, but it is unk...
Autores principales: | Stansfield, Ekaterina, Fischer, Barbara, Grunstra, Nicole D. S., Pouca, Maria Villa, Mitteroecker, Philipp |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8507337/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34635119 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01150-w |
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