06/05/2026
📢 New device developed and tested in becomes the first new assisted birth device to reach clinical practice since the 1950s.
Lead by hard work from clinicians at PROMPT Maternity Foundation, the University of Bristol, and the University of the West of England, the OdonAssist was developed and tested using Limbs & Things' training models before heading to trials at Southmead Hospital.
After being approved for hospital use across Europe, it has helped safely deliver over 300 babies.
Read more about this exciting and long awaited new step in safer births:
https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/about-us/news-media/latest-news/southmead-maternity-team-celebrates-historic-milestone-as-300th-baby-delivered-pioneering-device-developed-bristol