Hi,
Only problems with this birth chair are that it eliminates the need
for a support person behind the woman (poor dad misses out), and also
fixes the woman in a static position. Not easy for her to move about,
wriggle, rock back and forth etc if she wants to. Convenient for the
accoucher as the women is in a still position....
This birth stool has been available for some time. Without the back
rest, however (which is new) the woman tends to tilt her pelvis
forward, and can easily end up in an almost horizontal position,
because the seat on the stool slopes backwards. The backrest puts
the woman's pelvis into a forward tilt position, which is a more
natural "drive" angle, thus overcoming a design problem (as I see it)
with the basic stool.
With traditional birth stools, the father usually sits behind the
woman and can help her into a standing position between contractions,
to assist with maintaining circulation, which is important for
avoiding perineal oedema. It also gives him close contact with her
and an important role in the whole process. I can't imagine a woman
getting up and down easily from this particular birth stool with its
backrest in place.
The invention didn't win the award on the night.....
Andrea
At 10:53 AM 7/10/2006, you wrote:
Did anyone else manage to catch this on Wednesday night - I only
managed to get the info from their website after the event, but its
looks wonderful!!!
<http://www.abc.net.au/newinventors/txt/s1754147.htm>http://www.abc.net.au/newinventors/txt/s1754147.htm
(you can play the video too)
What a fanastic invention - apparently quite 'cheap' too.. Not sure
if she won the nights award - but cant wait for the day when these
are standards in hospitals and universities for mid training...
Kristin
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