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Biological anthropology

the hypothesis that human birth is difficult because selection for bipedal pelvic shape conflicts with selection for large-brained newborns.

In biological anthropology, obstetric dilemma refers to the hypothesis that human birth is difficult because selection for bipedal pelvic shape conflicts with selection for large-brained newborns. This meaning comes from Rosenberg (2002) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.[1]

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Rosenberg, K., & Trevathan, W. (2002). Birth, obstetrics and human evolution. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 109(11), 1199-1206. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-0528.2002.00010.x

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