 What is Desperate Debra?
Obstetrics for beginners It's my first go at delivering a baby by caesarean section – and the foetal head is impacted, jammed in its mother's pelvis. To be honest I'm struggling. Incisions have been made in the lower part of the mother's abdomen and womb. I've pushed my gloved hand inside and managed to slide my fingers between the baby's head and the surrounding uterine tissue. But it's difficult. The baby is tightly wedged in. I've had to push hard to get my hand to the far side of its head, and even though I'm now cupping and grasping it in the approved manner, I can't seem to pull it out. Dare I grip its head more firmly? Dare I pull harder? The baby's mother – she's called Debra – remains impassive throughout these agonised fumblings. Her face reveals nothing of what she may be feeling. But then Debra has no feelings. Indeed she has no face… So you can stop worrying.
 Desperate Debra is a training device obstetricians use to simulate delivering an impacted fetus.
 Desperate Debra is a training device obstetricians use to simulate delivering babies.  Desperate Debra is a training device obstetricians use to simulate delivering an impacted fetus.  Desperate Debra is a training device used to simulate cesarean deliveries.  Desperate Debra is a training device obstetricians use to simulate delivering a baby when the mother has preeclampsia.