Thirty years of geometric morphometrics: Achievements, challenges, and the ongoing quest for biological meaningfulness

P Mitteroecker, K Schaefer - American journal of biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The foundations of geometric morphometrics were worked out about 30 years ago and have
continually been refined and extended. What has remained as a central thrust and source of …

Beyond sex, gender, and other dilemmas: Human pelvic morphology from an integrative context

C Wall‐Scheffler, H Kurki - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research on the pelvis has clarified the flexibility of pelvic bones to manage nearly
infinite possibilities in terms of selection and drift, while still maintaining excellent …

Who cares for women with children? Crossing the bridge between disciplines

EH Emmott, S Myers, AE Page - … Transactions of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
It has long been acknowledged that women with children require social support to promote
their health and wellbeing, as well as that of their children. However, the dominant …

Assessing the role of the pelvic canal in supporting the gut in humans

J Uy, NM Laudicina - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The human pelvic canal (true pelvis) functions to support the abdominopelvic organs and
serves as a passageway for reproduction (females). Previous research suggests that these …

Decolonizing the midwifery curriculum: Jettisoning the Caldwell–Moloy pelvic types

NA Niemczyk, A Sokunbi, B Reale - Birth, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As faculty in two different midwifery education programs, we have stopped teaching the
Caldwell–Moloy classifications of the female pelvis, as have faculty in several other US …

Fetal rotation examined with ultrasound in a sub‐Saharan population: A longitudinal cohort study

K Bagandanshwa, B Mchome, U Kibona… - Acta Obstetricia et …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Occiput posterior (OP) position rates at birth are 5%–8% in studies mainly
comprising white European women. The anthropoid pelvis is common in black African …

Perinatal Outcomes and Level of Labour Difficulty in Deliveries with Right and Left Foetal Position—A Preliminary Study

M Witkiewicz, B Baranowska, M Węgrzynowska… - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Many studies have shown the negative influence of the foetus's occiput
posterior position during birth on the final perinatal outcome. This study aims to add to the …

Racial Differences in the Levator Ani Muscle and Levator Hiatus in Individuals of Reproductive Age

SN Cason, PA Moalli, ME Lockhart, HE Richter… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Most studies on pelvic floor muscle morphology (dimensions, shape) and its
relationship with patient characteristic risk factors of pelvic floor dysfunction (demographics …

Evaluation of dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry compared to magnetic resonance imaging for collecting measurements of the human bony pelvis

SL Decrausaz, MK Shirley, JT Stock… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Imaging methods to measure the human pelvis in vivo provide opportunities to
better understand pelvic variation and adaptation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

[PDF][PDF] Užsitęsęs antrasis gimdymo laikotarpis: galimos priežastys ir gimdymo išeitys

G Kavaliauskaitė - 2024 - lsmu.lt
UŽSITĘSĘS ANTRASIS GIMDYMO LAIKOTARPIS: GALIMOS PRIEŽASTYS IR GIMDYMO
IŠEITYS Page 1 LIETUVOS SVEIKATOS MOKSLŲ UNIVERSITETAS MEDICINOS …