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Carolina Ordoño López1, José Pascual Molina Massó1, Ana Belén García Bravo2

  • 1Instituto de Investigación en Informática de Albacete (I3A), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario s/n, Albacete, 02071, Spain.

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This study developed a virtual reality obstetric simulator for midwives to practice digital vaginal examinations. The affordable simulator offers realistic tactile feedback, improving training for fetal head orientation assessment.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Simulation
  • Virtual Reality in Healthcare
  • Obstetric Training

Background:

  • Digital vaginal examination is crucial for midwives to assess labor progress.
  • Current training methods rely on theory, mannequins, and practice on pregnant women, which can be uncomfortable and insufficient.
  • Existing virtual reality simulators lack essential haptic feedback for realistic training.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create a realistic and affordable virtual reality obstetric simulator.
  • To train midwives in palpation techniques for various cervical conditions and fetal head orientations.
  • To focus on identifying fetal fontanelles for labor complication anticipation.

Main Methods:

  • Development utilized the TRES-D methodology for 3D virtual reality interfaces.
Keywords:
Digital vaginal examinationMidwiferyObstetricsSimulatorVirtual reality

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  • A low-cost haptic device (Novint Falcon) was integrated for tactile feedback.
  • Involved direct input from one midwife and evaluation by four others.

    • Main Results:

    • Preliminary evaluations yielded positive feedback on the simulator's usefulness and intuitiveness.
    • Participants praised the tactile realism, enabling assessment of cervix and fetal structures.
    • The simulator allowed realistic palpation of sutures and fontanelles.

    Conclusions:

    • The virtual reality obstetric simulator shows promise as an effective training tool.
    • It can enhance the learning of essential examination techniques for midwives.
    • Future development should aim to incorporate multi-point haptic feedback for greater realism.