Assistive Device for Vaginal Deliveries

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Assisted vaginal delivery (AVD) devices are used during the second stage of labor when birthing patients require assistance pushing. Operating current AVD devices, such as forceps or vacuums, requires high-level training, such as by a Doctor of Medicine (MD). Births in low-middle income countries (LMIC) are not always facilitated by MD's, and therefore these patients requiring pushing assistance undergo a preventable cesarean delivery (C-section) which increases recovery time and risks to the birthing patient and fetus. This project addresses a need for a safe, reusable, and affordable AVD device operable by medical professionals with lesser training, such as midwives.

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ME450
medical device
biomedical engineering
low resource setting
AVD
assisted vaginal delivery

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