A wireless birthing simulator, designed by students at Johns Hopkins University, allows the doctor to know precisely how much force is being applied during the delivery, which could make complicated labors easier for clinicians and their patients.

Unlike commercially available birth simulators, this one has a pelvis that mimics soft tissue which allows for better training in matters of maternal manipulation.

The fetal model is equipped with bioengineering instrumentation that allows measurement of the effect of clinician-applied force on the fetus. The nylon-lycra glove has pockets sewn into it to house force-sensors, which measure the traction in delivery. Wires emanating from the sensors are connected to a computer-based data-acquisition system that stores and then processes the data on a laptop.

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Via Technology Review.