S500.100 - Obstetric Susie

• Normal or breech delivery
• Demonstrate internal rotation, expulsion and external rotation
• Inflatable cushion lifts fetus for Leopold maneuver
• Practice intrauterine manipulation to convert breech, or transverse to vertex delivery
• Adaptive birth canal to demonstrate dystocia and deal with its relief
• Three dilating cervices
• One piece fetus for “version” exercises
• One padded stomach cover
• Three vulval inserts
• Two placentas
• Three umbilical cords
• Silicone lube and talcum powder
• Instruction manual
• Carrying bag

Use OB Susie to demonstrate the following:

• Normal or breech deliveries
• Leopold maneuvers
• Intrauterine manipulation
• Cord prolapse
• Placenta previa
• Fundal massage
• Postpartum care

Palpation for Leopold Maneuvers

• Place fetus in vertex, transverse, or breech position
• Lower cushion raises fetus for palpation
• Soft stomach cover facilitates palpation or fetal manipulation

Normal Vaginal Delivery

• Birth from ROA or LOP positions
• Demonstrate rotation and expulsion
• Cervix dilates as labor progresses
• Position placenta to simulate placenta previa
• Practice reduction of nucal cord

Breech and Vacuum Delivery

• Place fetus on birthing mechanism in normal or breech position
• Teach Pinard “leg flip” during breech
• Pause normal delivery to create need for vacuum augmentation

Postpartum Activity

• Practice fundal massage to firm a “boggy” uterus
• Modules feature medical episiotomy with tears in the labia minora, mediolateral tears, and standard medialateral episiotomy