The biomechanical process of childbirth is necessary to usher in new lives—but it can also
result in trauma. This physically intense process can put both the mother and the child at risk …

Complications during childbirth result in the need for clinicians to use 'assisted delivery'in
over 12% of cases (UK). After more than 50 years in clinical practice, vacuum assisted …

Introduction Virtual reality simulation training may improve knowledge of anatomy and
surgical skills. We evaluated a 3-dimensional, haptic, virtual reality temporal bone simulator …

Background and objective Soft-tissue dynamics plays an essential role in the mechanical
functions of the human body. Numerical approaches using finite element modeling and …

High-quality gynecologist and midwife training is particularly relevant to limit medical
complications and reduce maternal and fetal morbimortalities. Physical and virtual training …

To demonstrate and describe fetal head molding and brain shape changes during delivery,
we used three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 3D finite element …

Both resident training in the use of obstetric forceps and forceps deliveries are experiencing
precipitous declines in the United States. Current minimum training requirements are …

Errors in biomechanics simulations arise from modelling and discretization. Modelling errors
are due to the choice of the mathematical model whilst discretization errors measure the …

Background and objective Fast, accurate, and stable simulation of soft tissue deformation is
a challenging task. Mass-Spring Model (MSM) is one of the popular methods used for this …

The development of a comprehensive uterine model that seamlessly integrates the intricate
interactions between the electrical and mechanical aspects of uterine activity could …