Developmental origins of variability in pelvic dimensions: Evidence from nulliparous South Asian women in the United Kingdom

Objectives Pelvic growth may be sensitive to early‐life nutrition, with implications for maternal risk of obstructed labor. However, the “developmental origins” of adult pelvic variability require further investigation. We tested whether adult pelvic dimensions are associated with two components of height, indexing different periods of linear growth: tibia length, a proxy for early postnatal growth, and height‐residual (height regressed on tibia...