• The Obstetrical Dilemma

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    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8518115/
    Published online 2021 May 19
    The obstetrical dilemma hypothesis: there's life in the old dog yet

    Abstract
    The term ‘obstetrical dilemma’ was coined
    by Washburn in 1960 to describe the
    trade‐off between selection for a larger
    birth canal, permitting successful passage
    of a big‐brained human neonate, and the
    smaller pelvic dimensions required for
    bipedal locomotion.

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