A device for assisting delivery of an infant during childbirth includes a sleeve configured to be positioned over and around the infants head, an inserter comprising a handle provided at a proximal end of the inserter, flexible arms attached to the handle and configured to engage and position the sleeve over and around the infants head, a central rod attached to the handle, an inner tube provided around the central rod at a distal end of the inserter such that the inner tube is retracted over the central rod when a force is applied to a soft cone provided at a distal end of the inner tube, the soft cone being configured to be placed on the infants head to position the device for inserting the sleeve over and around the infants head, and a reuse prevention feature configured to prevent the inner tube from being retracted a second time.
