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Female lower back has evolved to accommodate strain of pregnancy

Evolutionary differences in male and female spine

December 12, 2007

Amy Lavoie
Faculty of Arts and Sciences

According to a new study by researchers at Harvard and the University of Texas at Austin, women's lower spines evolved to be more flexible and supportive than men's to increase comfort and mobility during pregnancy, and to accommodate the special biology of carrying a baby for nine months while standing on two feet.

 
Katherine Whitcome
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