Feasibility of the OdonAssist device for assisted vaginal birth in a low-resource setting: ASSIST Ethiopia study protocol.

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Date publication

mai 2026

Journal

BMJ open

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr NERICH Virginie , Pr MAUNY Frédéric , Mr LIHOREAU Thomas

Tous les auteurs :
Orsi M, Sall FS, Fieni S, Lihoreau T, Nerich V, Manenti F, Bobbio FA, Taye A, Merga D, Cot S, Mauny F, Mottet N

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42203290

Résumé

In sub-Saharan African countries, the population-based assisted vaginal birth (AVB) rate is approximately 1% as compared with 16% in Western Europe. Consequently, women experiencing prolonged labour often face limited access to prompt intervention, leading to maternal and perinatal complications or unnecessary caesarean sections (CS). The OdonAssist device has been developed to be safe, user-friendly and more acceptable than currently used AVB devices. We propose to conduct a study in Ethiopia to evaluate if the implementation of this innovation is feasible and may contribute to improving the access to AVB while reducing unnecessary CSs.