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SUMMARY:Cambridge Reading Group on Reproduction  - Speaker to be confirmed
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DESCRIPTION:A classic model in anthropology is the obstetric dilemma: beca
 use of opposing evolutionary pressures on the human pelvis for walking upr
 ight and giving birth to large brained infants\, human childbirth must nec
 essarily be dangerous and difficult. In recent years\, this widely accepte
 d explanation has been challenged from multiple directions: is a narrow pe
 lvis necessary for efficient walking? What is the role of developmental pl
 asticity in shaping the pelvis and how does this play into the dilemma? Su
 rely successful childbirth is at the front line of natural selection\, so 
 why has the ‘dilemma’ not been resolved? This reading gives an overvie
 w of some of these debates\, and considers their real-world implications\,
  including how cultural trends both shape narratives about women’s bodie
 s\, and how this might impact childbirth and the treatment of mothers and 
 their babies today.\n\nTo register for the Reading Group visit https://www
 .repro.cam.ac.uk/events/cambridge-reading-group-reproduction
LOCATION:Room 78\, Anatomy Building\, Downing site\, Cambridge
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