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OdonAssist is CE marked and can only be sold in countries that recognize the CE mark. It is not available for sale in other countries and jurisdictions until local regulatory approvals and clearances have been obtained.

Gently assisting childbirth

Assisted childbirth hasn’t changed much in centuries, with older methods that aren’t always forgiving.1-2 OdonAssist™ is an inflatable device for assisted vaginal birth - an entirely new innovation designed to be safe and gentle for both mothers and newborns. As a proven3-6 new device for assisted birth it modernizes obstetric care, offering benefits for parents, babies and healthcare providers alike.

Gentle by design

With just two main parts, the OdonAssist™ is gentle4-6, safe and easy to use.3-5
1
Applicator
Guides the soft sleeve safely and easily
  • Same insertion technique for all cephalic vertex presentations3-5
  • No suction used
  • Built-in indicator helps facilitate correct placement
2
Sleeve
Secures around the baby’s head
  • Soft air cuff provides gentle contact while assisting birth
  • Pressure limiter ensures air cuff inflation is safe
  • Sleeve handles enable doctor to assist delivery
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Ordering Information

Contact Information
For more information about the OdonAssist device or to be placed in a priority queue for introducing the device in your maternity hospital, please contact:
Jevgenija Purane
jevgenija.purane@mnhi.com
Tel: +33783939542
Technical specifications
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In practice

Hospitals
Testimonials
Media Coverage
St Mary's Maternity ward
St Mary's Maternity ward
St Mary's Maternity ward
St Mary's Maternity ward
"This product has made it easier for the medical staff and also mothers"
- Dr. Phoebe Picard, Paris Maternity Ward
"This product has made it easier for the medical staff and also mothers"
- Dr. Phoebe Picard, Paris Maternity Ward
"This product has made it easier for the medical staff and also mothers"
- Dr. Phoebe Picard, Paris Maternity Ward
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Date
Nice Medical Times
05-16-2024
Nice Medical Times
05-16-2024
Nice Medical Times
05-16-2024

Media coverage

Inflatable device offers ‘gentle’ forceps alternative for childbirth
Mumsnet
Understanding assisted birth: what are your options?
BBC
Woman’s Hour podcast (approx 3:15 into the program)
Mother & Baby
The new birth device that could change assisted birth for future mums
London Times
Inflatable device offers ‘gentle’ forceps alternative for childbirth

Videos

Press releases

CE Certification

Published research & press

Data, evidence and expert opinion about the OdonAssistTM device have been published in more than 20 medical publications. View the most current here.
The Odon Device™ inflatable device for assisted vaginal birth – the ASSIST II study (UK).
Safety and efficacy of the OdonAssist™ inflatable device for assisted vaginal birth: 
the Besancon ASSIST study.
Women's experiences of the Odon Device to assist vaginal birth and participation in intrapartum research: a qualitative study in a maternity unit in the Southwest of England.

Training resources

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Clinician training materials

Training resources

These training materials provide comprehensive information for clinicians about the use of OdonAssistTM.

Clinicians/Users

Operator's training manual
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Operator training video
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Overview of device video
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Pocket Card
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Training Poster
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Trainers/Managers

Trainer's manual
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Operator's training manual
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Information video
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Events

In demonstration sessions at congresses in seven countries, 96% of participants said they were interested or very interested in evaluating OdonAssist.23 Come see for yourself!

Highlights from recent events

Women's perspectives:
Innovating to reduce birth trauma
QEII Centre, London
5 May, 2026

See our upcoming congress events below

See our upcoming congress events below

France
Société Française de Médecine Périnatale (SFMP)
55th National Days
Tours, France
14-16 October 2026
Learn more
Outside of France
International Conference on Clinical Neonatology
13th International Conference
Grattacielo Intesa Sanpaolo, Turin, Italy
25-27 September 2026
Learn more
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
2026 SMFM Global Congress
Royal Jaarbeurs Center, Utrecht, Netherlands
7-10 October 2026
Learn more
British Intrapartum Care Society
BICS Conference 2026
Liverpool, England
12-13 November 2026
Learn more
Birth Congress
Clinical Challenges in Labor and Delivery
Vigado Palace Theatre Congress Centre, Budapest, Hungary
11-13 December 2026
Learn more
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
RCOG World Congress 2027
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22-24 April 2027
Learn more
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Over 300 babies safely delivered thanks to pioneering work by British doctors
Since July 2025 over 300 babies have been safely delivered thanks to the OdonAssist™, an inflatable device for assisted delivery which has been hailed by clinicians as “a breakthrough, the first entirely new approach to assist childbirth in more than a century”.

Innovation in labour and birth has historically been limited. In recent years, an international collaboration of obstetricians, midwives, engineers, industry partners and new mothers have supported the development of OdonAssist, designed to reduce birth trauma when assistance is needed towards the end of labour.

On May 5, 2026 families involved in a groundbreaking clinical trial of the OdonAssist join obstetricians, midwives and researchers at an event in the QEII Centre in London, England to celebrate this remarkable milestone in women’s medicine and care during labour.
To secure accreditation to attend this event or for media inquiries please contact Hannah Henderson on 07738 290979 or hannah@henderson.media. For inquiries about OdonAssist please contact charlotte.fuller@mnhi.com.
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