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Birth and Human Evolution Anatomical and Obstetrical Mechanics in Primates
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By M. Maurice Abitbol, M.D.
Foreword by Frank A. Chervenak and William J. Ledger
ISBN: 0-89789-470-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-89789-470-8
256 pages, figures,
Bergin & Garvey
Publication: 8/30/1996
List Price: $165.00 (UK Sterling Price: £95.00)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: This is a careful study of obstetrical mechanics in monkeys, apes, and extinct hominids in order to understand the present crisis in human reproduction. Current obstetrical problems have an anthropological origin. Cesarean section, almost unknown at the beginning of the century, is now considered necessary in more than 25% of deliveries. By studying the evolution of anatomical structures and the mode of delivery among other primates, strong reasons are apparent for the present crisis in human labor and delivery. This unique study points the way to further evolution of the human birth process.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Frank A. Chervenak and William J. Ledger
  • Obstetrical Mechanics and Evolution
  • Anatomy and Physiology of Parturition in Primates
  • Factors Affecting the Different Pelvic Shapes
  • Obstetrical Mechanics in the Human Species
  • Obstetrical Mechanics in Hominids: General Principles
  • Parturition in Rhesus Monkey: Report of Twelve Cases
  • Obstetrical Mechanics in Pongids
  • Obstetrical Mechanics in Lucy
  • Obstetrics in STS 14
  • The Mechanism of Birth in Homo erectus
  • Obstetrical Mechanics in Arago 44
  • Obstetrical Mechanics in Neanderthals
  • Perspective Evolution of Human Obstetrics
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 95-42269
LCC Class: QP285
Dewey Class: 599
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