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A review in 2003 considered routine performance of pelvimetry to be a waste of time, a potential liability, and an unnecessary discomfort.<ref name="Blackadar2004">{{cite journal | vauthors = Blackadar CS, Viera AJ | title = A retrospective review of performance and utility of routine clinical pelvimetry | journal = Family Medicine | volume = 36 | issue = 7 | pages = 505–7 | date = 2004 | pmid = 15243832 }}</ref> A woman's pelvis loosens up before birth by hormones, so an investigation before labor fetal passage does not represent the physiologic capacity of the birth canal. Still, pelvimetry can be indicated when a woman has had failure to progress in a previous pregnancy.