Genetic Match Between Mother and Child Reduces “Obstetrical Dilemma”

April 10, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

A common idea in evolutionary biology comes under new scrutiny with help from a big medical dataset and AI.

A small baby lies in a woman's lap

Certain genes in a mother determine both her birth canal size and her baby’s head size at birth, reducing the risk of a mismatch.


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