The fluid mechanics of female reproduction: A review of the biofluid mechanics of pregnancy and delivery

MC Leftwich, AC Baumer - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Reproductive biomechanics, a broad and develo** field, contains fluid mechanics
problems at every stage. In particular, the human female reproductive system is a complex …

[HTML][HTML] A finite element-based machine learning framework to predict the mechanical behavior of the pelvic floor muscles during childbirth

R Moura, DA Oliveira, JPS Ferreira… - Expert Systems with …, 2024 - Elsevier
The medical community has been focusing on gaining a deeper understanding of birth
trauma, which affects millions of women worldwide. Maternal lesions can be challenging to …

Fast soft-tissue deformations coupled with mixed reality toward the next-generation childbirth training simulator

A Ballit, M Hivert, C Rubod, TT Dao - Medical & Biological Engineering & …, 2023 - Springer
High-quality gynecologist and midwife training is particularly relevant to limit medical
complications and reduce maternal and fetal morbimortalities. Physical and virtual training …

A novel deep learning-driven approach for predicting the pelvis soft-tissue deformations toward a real-time interactive childbirth simulation

DH Nguyen-Le, A Ballit, TT Dao - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and objective Soft-tissue dynamics plays an essential role in the mechanical
functions of the human body. Numerical approaches using finite element modeling and …

[HTML][HTML] A biomechanical perspective on perineal injuries during childbirth

R Moura, DA Oliveira, MPL Parente, N Kimmich… - Computer Methods and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objective Childbirth trauma is a major health concern that affects
millions of women worldwide. Severe degrees of perineal trauma, designated as obstetric …

On the uncertainty quantification of the active uterine contraction during the second stage of labor simulation

TNT Nguyen, A Ballit, P Lecomte-Grosbras… - Medical & Biological …, 2024 - Springer
Uterine contractions in the myometrium occur at multiple scales, spanning both organ and
cellular levels. This complex biological process plays an essential role in the fetus delivery …

A numerical comparison of simplified galerkin and machine learning reduced order models for vaginal deformations

W Snyder, AS Anaya, J Krometis, T Iliescu… - … & Mathematics with …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-fidelity computer simulations of childbirth remain prohibitively expensive and time
consuming, making them impractical for guiding decision-making during obstetric …

Novel hybrid rigid-deformable fetal modeling for simulating the vaginal delivery within the second stage of labor

A Ballit, M Ferrandini, TT Dao - Computer Methods and Programs in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and objective The fetal representation as a 3D articulated body plays an
essential role to describe a realistic vaginal delivery simulation. However, the current …

Simulation of uterus active contraction and fetus delivery in ls-dyna

R Tao, M Grimm - Journal of Biomechanical …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Vaginal childbirth is the final phase of pregnancy when one or more fetuses pass through
the birth canal from the uterus, and it is a biomechanical process. The uterine active …

Multiphysics and multiscale modeling of uterine contractions: integrating electrical dynamics and soft tissue deformation with fiber orientation

A Ballit, TT Dao - Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2024 - Springer
The development of a comprehensive uterine model that seamlessly integrates the intricate
interactions between the electrical and mechanical aspects of uterine activity could …