Sierra Leone's safe motherhood bill: balancing public health, religious values, and cultural traditions. [PDF]
Reprod HealthOsborne A +4 more
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The 9+ month marathon: How pregnancy may have shaped human endurance capacities
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Anthropology has long considered the evolution of our uniquely human endurance capacities to be the result of selection upon anatomical and physiological features imposed by the demands of thermoregulation and resource acquisition, particularly during the demands of persistence hunting. Research has focused on the anatomical changes present in
Cara Ocobock
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Life satisfaction, regret, and death reflection among older adults in Turkey: a qualitative study within Erikson's framework of ego integrity. [PDF]
Front PsycholTalu E.
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The mechanism of labor in nonhuman primates: A look inside
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract While in humans, the flexed position of the fetus and its rotating course down the birth canal are well documented, in other primates the mechanism of labor is unknown. Despite the lack of comparative data, it is commonly assumed that the human obstetric mechanism is unique, and anthropologists have disputed when and why the transition to the ...
Melissa K. Stoller
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Barriers to perinatal healthcare for women with disabilities: A Narrative Review with a Systematic Search and Regional Focus on Kashmir. [PDF]
Dialogues HealthMahliqa U, Lone ZA, Bashir A, Ahmad S.
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The cortical bone structure of long bone diaphyses changes throughout growth via skeletal modeling and has important implications for bone strength and structural integrity. Ontogenetic trends in diaphyseal structure have been identified in both chimpanzees and humans but it is not yet clear how these trends compare given notable differences ...
Karen R. Swan +3 more
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The impact of spiritual care on gestational diabetes self-management: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy ChildbirthShaterian N +3 more
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“I’m not a saint”: divine motherhood at the intersection of single adoption and disability
Journal of Gender Studiesopenaire +1 more source
Human evolution and the obstetrical dilemma: The pelvic floor hypothesis
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Human childbirth is mechanically difficult because a large‐headed, broad‐shouldered fetus must pass through a comparatively narrow, twisted bony birth canal. Traditional explanations of this “obstetrical dilemma” emphasize the role of bipedal locomotion in inhibiting the evolution of a wider, more spacious pelvis.
Barbara Fischer, Ekaterina Stansfield
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Motherhood and mental health of adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. [PDF]
PLOS Glob Public HealthHussain A +3 more
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