“…The recent small series study of pelvimetries by Walton 19 supports the view that disproportion in African women is generally encountered at the pelvic brim; once the brim is negotiated in labour by the fetal head vaginal delivery normally follows. Although black African babies appear to be marginally smaller than Caucasian infants, some studies show that this does not compensate for the reduced pelvic capacity 16,17,20 . Consequently, there is an increased risk of cephalo‐pelvic disproportion in African women.…”