Thursday, September 21, 2017

Is maternal health better in societies with more older women?

“Do post-reproductive aged females promote maternal health? Preliminary evidence from historical populations” by Alison Gemmill  and Ralph Catalano is now published in final form in Evolution, Medicine & Public Health. Open access.    Background and Objectives: Much literature argues that natural selection conserved menopause and longevity in women because those who stopped childbearing helped bolster daughters’ […]


from The Evolution and Medicine Review http://ift.tt/2wC8h6n

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