Until relatively recently, fetuses, along with infants and children, were largely overlooked in
bioarchaeological research. Over the past twenty years, there has been increasing …

The shape of the human female pelvis is thought to reflect an evolutionary trade-off between
two competing demands: a pelvis wide enough to permit the birth of large-brained infants …

The obstetrical dilemma describes the competing demands that a bipedally adapted pelvis
and a large‐brained neonate place on human childbirth and is the predominant model …

Obstetric selection acts on the female pelvic canal to accommodate the human neonate and
contributes to pelvic sexual dimorphism. There is a complex relationship between selection …

Objectives This study tests the hypothesis, a correlate of the obstetric dilemma, that skeletal
variability in the human female pelvic canal is limited owing to the action of stabilizing …

As a biological, cultural, and social entity, the human fetus is a multifaceted subject which
calls for equally diverse perspectives to fully understand. Anthropology of the Fetus seeks to …

The movement of humans into the Americas remains a major topic of debate among
scientific disciplines. Central to this discussion is ascertaining the timing and migratory …

Objectives Under the obstetrical dilemma (OD) hypothesis, selection acts on the human
female pelvis to ensure a sufficiently sized obstetric canal for birthing a large‐brained, broad …

An obstetric dilemma may have been a persistent characteristic of human evolution, in which
the bipedal female's pelvis is barely large enough to accommodate the birth of a large …

The human pelvis has been reported to change in shape throughout adult lifetime, and also
the expression of parturition scars, or “pelvic features”, increases with age. However, little is …