Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson +6 more
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Spontaneous rupture and hemorrhage of a large simple hepatic cyst following external electrical muscle stimulation: a case managed by emergency laparoscopy. [PDF]
Feng W, Ye Q, Wang Q, Zhao D, Meng F.
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The mechanism of labor in nonhuman primates: A look inside
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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Vaginal birth after two cesarean sections (VBAC-2) under a standardized protocol: success rates, safety, and cesarean after spontaneous labor as an alternative. [PDF]
Hentrich AE +6 more
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Spontaneous Mesenteric Hematoma Secondary to a Pancreaticoduodenal Artery Aneurysm in Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Case Report. [PDF]
Beddy M +11 more
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Spontaneous Perforation of Pyometra in a Postmenopausal Woman with Intrauterine Device Presenting with Septic Shock: A Case Report and Review of Published Cases. [PDF]
Zhao S, Wei Y, Meng R, Wang X, Chen Y.
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Spontaneous fundal rupture of an unscarred uterus in the second trimester of twin gestation, presenting with sepsis: a case report. [PDF]
Mengstu B +4 more
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Induction of labor in women with prior cesarean section: outcomes in a selected low-risk population. [PDF]
Kehl S +8 more
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Spontaneous Splenic Vein Rupture: Case Report of a Rare Presentation. [PDF]
Franco B, Karski A, Boehm K.
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