Predicting how and when a pregnant woman will deliver her fetus has always been a
problem for the clinician, and, consequently, there has been little progress made in …

The process of childbirth and the mechanisms of labor have been studied for over a century,
beginning with simple measurements of fetal skull and maternal pelvis dimensions. More …

Small children recognize the impossibility of birth. This was also the conclusion of one of our
bright biomechanical engineering graduate students about 15 years ago who was tasked …

The cover of the book tells the reader that this book will take a fresh look at how women's
bodies work in labour and the author has done very well in meeting this expectation. There …

Most women give birth in hospitals, institutions modelled around the needs of the people
who work there. The delivery room is designed around the obstetric bed which was …

Vaginal delivery is the primary cause of levator ani muscle injury, which is in turn the leading
factor contributing to pelvic floor disorders including pelvic organ prolapse and urinary stress …

Successful pregnancy highly depends on the complex interaction between the uterine body,
cervix, and fetal membrane. This interaction is synchronized, usually following a specific …

Introduction and hypothesis We created a pregnant woman pelvic model to perform a
simulation of delivery to understand the pathophysiology of urogenital prolapse by studying …

Maternal reports of decreased fetal movement (DFM) are a common reason to present to
maternity care and are associated with stillbirth and other adverse outcomes. Promoting …

Labour is the series of events whereby the contents of the gravid uterus, the fetus, amniotic
fluid, placenta and membranes, are expelled from the pregnant woman. This process …