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Table 5 Pelvic shape classifications

From: Magnetic resonance imaging in late pregnancy to improve labour and delivery outcomes – a systematic literature review

Pelvis type

Shape

Anthropoid

Long, narrow, oval

Gynecoid

Round

Platypelloid

Wide or transverse oval appearance

Android

Wedge-shaped or blunt heart-shaped inlet

  1. Adapted from Caldwell and Moloy [34]
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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