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The School of Chemistry and Forensic, Science at the University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK

Publications

• Research Article   
  Pelvic Scarring: A Result of Gravidity and Parity, or Simply Evidence of Biological Potential?
  Author(s): Georgina Ives*, Sarah E. Johns and Chris Deter
  
  Background: Despite extensive research in recent decades, the association between pelvic scarring and obstetric events remains contentious, with discrepancies exacerbated by sample and methodological inconsistencies. This study revisits the investigation of a potential link between gravidity (pregnancy) and parity (childbirth) events and commonly observed scar sites on the modern pelvis using standardised analysis. Method: A known sample from the Texas State Donated Skeletal Collection (TXSTDSC), comprising 169 females and 51 males, was utilised in the morphometric analysis of four key scar features around the pubic and auricular areas of the pelvis. Associations between each scar feature and obstetric events were examined within mixed-sex and female-only samples. Cross-tabulation and Chi-square analyses were utilised to assess sim.. Read More»
  

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