There are four types of female pelvises.

a) The gynaecoid pelvis (female type): has round brim; the ischial spine is blunt.
b) The android pelvis (male type): has heart shaped brim and with a prominent ischial spine.
c) The anthropoid pelvis: with long oval shape brim, the ischial spine is blunt.
d) The platypeloid pelvis: kidney shape brim, the ischial spine is blunt.

The gynaecoid pelvis is an appropriate to give birth.

Fig 1.6. Types of the pelvis. The lines at the right shows the greatest diameter of the pelvis.

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