Hello.

I’m Nina

I have assisted over 400 women to birth their babies. I have birthed two babies vaginally and experienced tearing and repair. I was so frustrated by the apathy around tearing and lack of a custom-made solution to deliver the evidence that I have built one!

Globally, perineal trauma rates are rising and are linked to significant maternal psychological and physiological morbidity. The wider impact on families, relationships, economic and social wellbeing is well recognised. Perineal trauma is also a leading cause of medical litigation.

The fear of perineal injury and the process of perineal repair is described as a negative part of giving birth. Qualitative studies have women describe their experience as "torture" (Hammond A et al, 2022). The mental and physical effects of both OASI/Perineal trauma and the repair process can stay with families for a lifetime.

Can we talk to you about something personal?

90% of vaginal birth will result in tearing.

So, if you have birthed vaginally or love someone who has, chances are you already know about this problem.

Every year 100 Million women experience perineal injuries globally! 45% of these injuries will lead to direct costs
to the Healthcare System, e.g. hospitalization, drugs and follow ups.

Perineal injury is one of the leading causes of litigation for the NHS, settlement sizes are increasing year on year.

The cost of this to healthcare systems is huge….. we think the numbers speak for themselves.

But the real cost is hidden.

The real cost is women * who lose their lives, continence, livelihood and confidence through potentially preventable injury. Mothers who suffer pain daily, who no longer enjoy their bodies and who cannot face having another child.

As a practising midwife with over a decade of experience, Nina was so frustrated by lack of a purpose-built device to bridge the gap between evidence and practice in birth, she has built one.

*We refer to women and mothers here but recognise and celebrate those who birth who do not identify as women or mothers.