Time for serious intervention

Some friends have been awaiting the birth of their second grandchild. The second grandchild seems not to be in a hurry. Another member of our extended family is expecting her third. There will be a small baby shower (a "sprinkle") this coming weekend.
For these and other modern expectant mothers who are growing in their impatience, there's a patented device that might provide some help:

APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING THE BIRTH ... - Google Patent Search

Modern women, it seems, aren't ready for childbirth.

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.
In accordance with the invention, there is provided rotatable apparatus capable of subjecting the mother and the fetus to a centrifugal force directed to assist and supplement the efforts of the mother so that such centrifugal force and her efforts act in concert to overcome the action of resisting forces and facilitate the delivery of the child.
from the the patent description.

via Apparatus for Facilitating the Birth of a Child by Centrifugal Force - Boing Boing