| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to devices and methods that are used by a parturient during labor. More particularly, the present invention relates to devices and methods for preventing and managing shoulder dystocia. The present invention further relates to devices and methods for assisting a parturient with laboring efforts. In a first preferred embodiment of the invention, such methods comprise (a) providing a parturient with a first and second device, wherein each device comprises two loops joined together to form a middle portion, (b) inserting the parturient's left foot into a first loop of the first device such that the first loop of the first device rests against a plantar surface of said left foot, (c) inserting the parturient's right foot into a first loop of the second device such that the first loop of the second device rests against a plantar surface of said right foot, (d) inserting the parturient's left hand through a second loop of the first device, wherein the second loop of the first device rests against a dorsal surface of the parturient's left wrist, wherein the parturient further grasps and holds the middle portion of the first device with said left hand, (e) inserting the parturient's right hand through a second loop of the second device, wherein the second loop of the second device rests against a dorsal surface of the parturient's right wrist, wherein the parturient further grasps and holds the middle portion of the second device with said right hand, and (f) having the parturient pull both the first and second device backwards to simultaneously perform hip flexion and feet abduction during labor.
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