Focus on western women 'skewed our ideas of what birth should look like'

Study finds large variation in shape of birth canals around world – with implications for description of birth used in standard textbooksA focus on western women has skewed our understanding of evolution and twisted ideas of what birth should look like, scientists say.Researchers have found a large variation in the shape of the birth canal between women from different parts of the world – a finding they say has implications both for our understanding of how the pelvis has evolved and our ideas about how babies should move as they leave the womb.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Biology Evolution Women Science Childbirth Source Type: news