Hill-Rom Affinity Three Birthing Bed - Legs Elevated with Foot Mattress; Squatting with the Labor Bar; Pushing with the Labor Bar; Pushing with the Labor Bar (with Foot Supports)

Patient Positioning—Labor and Birth
Affinity® Three Birthing Bed and Affinity® Four Birthing Bed User Manual (USR025 REV 6) 37
Legs Elevated With Foot Mattress
This position is useful for various clinical reasons during antepartum care,
postpartum care, and anesthesia administration when a patient’s legs require
elevation. It may also be used for patient comfort.
To Adjust:
• Raise the foot section to its highest position.
• Fold in the hinged part of the foot section mattress.
• Place the patient’s legs on the elevated mattress section.
Squatting With The Labor Bar
• With the bed in the lowest position, raise the head by pressing the Head
Up control, and lower the foot section by pressing the Foot Down
control.
• Insert the labor bar into the leg support sockets, so it angles away from
the head of the bed.
• The patient may squat on the seat section, holding the Labor Bar, or sit
with her feet on the foot section leaning forward onto the bar.
Pushing With The Labor Bar
• Raise the head of the bed to a comfortable position by pressing the
Head Up control.
• Insert the labor bar into the support sockets, so it angles away from the
head of the bed.
• Lower the foot section, if needed, by pressing the Foot Down control.
• Place the patient’s feet on either side of the Labor Bar.
• The patient may grip the labor grips or pull back on her knees.
Pushing With The Labor Bar (With Foot Supports)
• Raise the head of the bed to a comfortable position by pressing the
Head Up control.
• Remove the foot section.
• Place the patient’s feet on the foot supports and adjust for comfort.
• Insert the labor bar into the support sockets, so it angles away from the
head of the bed.
• The patient may grasp the labor bar where it’s comfortable for her.