types of pelvis
#There are four types of the female pelvis:-
1) Gynecoid:
•a round shape
•most common 40 to 50% with straight sidewalls • appropriate for vaginal delivery.(female)
2) Android:
•heart-shaped
•30% of all women
•most common cause of occipito-posterior postion
3) Anthropoid:
•vertically oriented
•oval shape
•20% of all women
•ok for vaginal dilivery
4) Platypelloid:
•horizontal oval
•rarest, at 2 to 5%
•poor prognosis for vaginal delivery.
Gynecoid is the most appropriate for normal vaginal dilivery
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