Gynaecoid
Gynaecoid refers to a pelvis shape typical of the human female pelvis. In anthropological and obstetrical usage, it is one of the four basic pelvic types, along with android, anthropoid, and platypelloid. The term derives from the Greek gyne, meaning woman. The gynaecoid pelvis is traditionally described as well suited to vaginal birth, with a circular to oval pelvic inlet and a broad, rounded pelvic outlet.
Its characteristic features include a rounded or wide pelvic inlet, a spacious midpelvis and outlet, and a
In contemporary practice, pelvic type is one factor among many that bear on labor and delivery. Although