The birthing aid (10) is particularly designed for use in assisting the successful birthing of calves. The main aim of the birthing aid (10) is to assist the cow as naturally as possible. The birthing aid (10) aims to assist by stimulating the cow to physically adapt and biologically adapt in order to make the subsequent passage of the calf through the birth canal as easy as possible. The birthing aid (10) provides an inflatable member (12) which is arranged to be positioned within the birth canal of the cow prior to the passage of the calf through the birth canal. During labour, the contractions of the muscles and tissue may naturally produce a force urging the inflatable member (12) outwardly. However, the user can manually grip and hold the gripping portion (20) with their hand such that the inflatable member (12) will be continually held within the birth canal during these contractions. The retaining means for maintaining the inflatable member (12) within the birth canal during contractions is provided by a gripping portion (20) defined by a part of the inflatable member (12). In particular, this gripping portion comprises a tubular inflated section (30) located centrally within the inflatable member (12). The inflatable member comprises two lateral section (32, 33), a front section (34) and a rear section (35). Each section (32, 33, 34, 35) comprises a tubular inflatable section. The overall arrangement resembles a figure "8" when viewed from above or below. The gripping portion (20) is provided by the central tubular section (30).L'aide à l'accouchement (10) est particulièrement conçue pour aider à l'accouchement réussi des veaux. Le but principal de l'aide à l'accouchement (10) est d'aider la vache aussi naturellement que possible. L'aide à l'accouchement (10) vise à aider en stimulant la vache à s'adapter physiquement et à s'adapter biologiquement afin de permettre le passage ultérieur du veau à travers le canal de naissance aussi facile que possible. L'aide
