Apparatus for facilitating the birth of a child by centrifugal force (1963)

With next to no muscle tone and very delicate bones, a newborn human body would probably be at great risk of injury and death unharnessed to have its joints, especially its neck, at the speed you'd need to whip its shoulders through the birth canal.

> In the case of a woman who has a fully developed muscular system and has had ample physical exertion all through the pregnancy, as is common with all more primitive peoples, nature provides all the necessary equipment and power to have a normal and quick delivery. This is not the case, however, with more civilized Women who often do not have the opportunity to develop the muscles needed in confinement.

Ignoring the depressingly-predictable classist/colonialist tone, it's interesting to note that modern medicine recommends things like pelvic floor exercises to help with childbirth, primarily to prevent unwanted urination during childbirth and incontinence afterwards it seems.

But this observation - if correct - might lead us to conclude that certain types of exercise help the actual act of childbirth more than others.

Do we know if this has been corroborated / debunked? I'm wondering if there are any agencies out there with specific recommendations for those who are trying for a baby, for exercises that are actually proven to make childbirth quicker or less painful?

yes, scattered all over the place

A full scale model been made, I guess 'model' means it doesn't function -

https://improbable.com/2014/02/21/the-blonsky-centrifugal-bi...

Perhaps it might be useful in zero gravity, removing fluids etc

I don't think any mammals have given birth in zero gravity.

Thanks for pointing out what year it was.

I'll try to catch up on my missing sleep.