Dynamic Delivery Device – a product developed by Cerotto AB

The Dynamic Delivery Device is a new flexible appliance made to make childbirth a safer and more pleasant experience for both mother and child. The basic idea is to let the mother use her own muscles and dynamic strength to make the birth process easier.
The central part of the device consists of two metal arms that give a light and flexible resistance, almost like a pair of oars. The mother can grab hold of the arms and pull herself up to a half sitting position. At the same time she can brace herself with the legs by pressing on to the foot supports.
This motion enables her to easily regulate the strength of her abdominal pushes, the bearing down. The movement and the muscular effort thus give the mother a greater degree of control over the whole delivery process. It also engages her muscles in dynamic work instead of only static pressure. The circulation of blood and the flow of oxygen to the muscles improve. This should counteract muscular fatigue, serve to relieve pain and increase the endurance of the mother through the labour.

The DDD is made to let the woman move freely during delivery. It does not lock her into a fixed position. It is designed for use in conjunction with all maternity hospital beds available on the market today. The resistance of the metal arms can be adjusted to fit any individual arm strength.
It is a freestanding appliance that can be disconnected from the bed quickly and easily, if the need arises. The construction is in no way dependent on external connections like electricity or pressurized air.

Cerotto AB plans to launch the DDD for worldwide sale. The target market will be maternity wards within the public health care systems.
The Dynamic Delivery Device has the potential to lower public health care expenditure by easing the workload of midwives, by speeding up the delivery process and by decreasing the need for obstetric surgery like caesarean sections, forceps delivery or vacuum extraction, and the different risks involved in those processes.

The DDD is soon about to be scientifically evaluated through clinical trials. An earlier pilot study at the Malmö University Hospital – UMAS showed that the light abdominal exercise performed in the DDD by five women in late pregnancy did not in any way hinder the blood flow to the uterus or to the child through the umbilical cord.