Birthing simulator

A fetal birthing simulator, comprising:

• a body;
• a head movably mounted to an upper portion the body;
• left and right shoulders movably mounted to an upper portion of the body;
• each of the left and right shoulders including a movably mounted clavicle member;
• left and right arms, each arm including an upper arm segment and a lower arm segment connected by a movable elbow, the left and right arms being mounted to the body so as cooperate with the left and right shoulders;
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• one or more sensors within the fetal birthing simulator, the one or more sensors being adapted to sense kinematic or kinetic characteristics associated with the fetal birthing simulator or portions thereof.

A birthing simulator, comprising:

• a maternal birthing simulator, including:
• a pelvis mounted to a base for rotation about a horizontal axis of rotation, the pelvis including a birth canal with an external opening,
• left and right legs movably connected to the pelvis so as to form respective left and right hip joints, the left and right legs including respective movable knee joints, such that the left and right legs are capable of movement at the hip and knee joints, and
• a compliant, deformable covering on the pelvis and the left and right legs, an opening in the deformable covering defining the external opening of the birth canal;
• and
• a fetal birthing simulator, including:
• a body including a movable neck member;
• a head movably connected to the body through the neck member;
• left and right shoulders movably mounted to an upper portion of the body;
• and
• left and right arms, each arm including an upper arm segment and a lower arm segment connected by a movable elbow, the left and right arms being mounted to the body so as cooperate with the left and right shoulders;
• wherein the fetal birthing simulator is constructed and arranged to fit within the pelvis of the maternal birthing simulator.

A fetal birthing simulator, comprising:

• a body;
• a head;
• a resistive neck mechanism mounted within the body and connecting the body and the head, the resistive neck mechanism allowing the head to move resiliently away from the body and including a resilient member arranged so as to provide resistance to forces applied to the neck and head and to resiliently return the head to a neutral position proximate to the body in the absence of force;
• one or more sensors coupled to the resistive neck mechanism, the one or more sensors being arranged and adapted to measure one or both of neck extension force or neck extension distance directly or indirectly;
• left and right shoulders movably mounted to an upper portion of the body, the left and right shoulders including left and right clavicle members;
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• left and right arms, each arm including an upper arm segment and a lower arm segment connected by a movable elbow, the left and right arms being mounted to the body so as cooperate with the left and right shoulders and left and right clavicle members.

An obstructed delivery simulator, comprising:

• a maternal simulator including:
• a pelvis mounted on a base for cephalad rotation, the pelvis including a birth canal with an external opening,
• left and right legs movably connected to the pelvis so as to form respective left and right hip joints, such that the left and right legs are capable of biofidelic movement at the hip joints, and a compliant, deformable covering on the pelvis and the left and right legs, an opening in the deformable covering defining the external opening of the birth canal;
• and
• a fetal simulator including:
• a body,
• a head,
• a neck mechanism mounted to the body and connecting the body and the head,
• left and right shoulders movably mounted to an upper portion of the body, and
• left and right arms, each arm including an upper arm segment movably mounted to the upper portion of the body, the left and right arms being mounted to the body so as cooperate with the left and right shoulders;
• wherein the fetal and maternal simulators are sized and proportioned relative to one another such that the positioning of the fetal simulator within the birth canal can create a resolvable anatomical obstruction to delivery.