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Dystocia

Obstructed or otherwise difficult labour, in which the fetus cannot pass through the birth canal without intervention; recorded in humans, livestock and other mammals.

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A 140-species review puts fetal sex inside the obstetrical dilemma

Male newborns are the heavier sex in most placental mammals the authors surveyed, which makes birth risk unequal for sons and daughters. Whether that inequality causes obstructed labour is still untested outside humans and farm animals.

Publishers:phys.org

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