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Match the Pelvic Types with Their Descriptions

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Match the pelvic types with their descriptions.Pelvic types may be used more than once.

Premises:
Oval shaped at the inlet but in the anterior-posterior plane
Only found in 3% of women
Triangular or heart-shaped
Characteristics cause difficulty during fetal descent
Traditional form found in about 50% of women
Fetal descent more likely to be in a posterior presentation
Best suited for childbirth
Fetal descent is often in a transverse presentation
Responses:
Platypelloid
Gynecoid
Android
Anthropoid

Correct Answer:

Oval shaped at the inlet but in the anterior-posterior plane
Only found in 3% of women
Triangular or heart-shaped
Characteristics cause difficulty during fetal descent
Traditional form found in about 50% of women
Fetal descent more likely to be in a posterior presentation
Best suited for childbirth
Fetal descent is often in a transverse presentation
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