Scientific area
2.3 Mechanical engineering
Discipline(s)
Applied mechanics
Project title
Born without trauma, a biomechanical approach to improve childbirth outcomes
Scientific Coordinator's name:
Marco Parente
Scientific Coordinator's e-mail:
mparente@fe.up.pt
Principal R&D Unit:
Design and Experimental Validation Unit
Other R&D Units involved in the project:
Other R&D units involved in the project
Project keyword(s)
Biomechanics, numerical simulation, modelling, damage, childbirth
Short abstract and comments
The main objective of the proposed research project is to develop a biomechanical 3D patient-oriented numerical simulator of childbirth with the anatomical data of each parturient and a reconstruction of anatomy, bones, perineum, including muscles, quality of tissues and fetal mobility.This framework will be used to simulate the delivery of each patient, confronting pelvic and fetal anatomy at each step of delivery with different hypotheses of fetal presentation.
Potential uses/indications
Obstetrics. This will allow determining eventual zones of pathologic constraints dring childbirth, possible dystocia commanding caesarean, or lesions of soft tissues, perineum or anal sphincter in the patient, depressed fracture of the skull, collarbone or humeral fracture in the fetus.
Status
Ongoing
Partner Status: Seeking Partners?
No
Grant number (QREN, FP7, Eureka, etc)
IF/00159/2014
Last edited on
2016-05-03 12:20:56