LABOR MANAGEMENT DEVICES FOR DECREASING THE INCIDENCE OF CESAREAN CHILDBIRTH

摘要

The present disclosure provides devices for decreasing the incidence of Cesarean childbirth by managing the labor process. In one aspect, a tactile feedback device is positioned adjacent the perianal tissues. A perianal support device includes a perianal support member having a pressure surface configured for engagement with tissue adjacent an anal orifice and a pressure detecting system associated with the perianal support member to detect pressure indicative of pressure on the perianal tissue of a patient.

主权项

1. A child birth labor management apparatus, comprising:
a perianal support member comprising: a perianal tissue engagement surface configured to apply pressure on tissue aligned with the patient's midline within a sagittal plane adjacent an anal orifice of a mother in childbirth labor; a load transfer portion configured to convey an applied load to the perianal tissue engagement surface, the load transfer portion comprising:
a first surface disposed to face a first buttock in the gluteal cleft of the mother in child birth labor when the perianal tissue engagement surface is disposed adjacent the anal orifice; anda second surface disposed to face a second buttock in the gluteal cleft of the mother in child birth labor when the perianal tissue engagement surface is disposed adjacent the anal orifice; and a user interface associated with the perianal support member to present information relating to a pressure level applied by the perianal support member on the tissue adjacent the anal orifice of the patient as a result of the applied load.