Hillrom Affinity 4 - 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
24 Affinity® 4 Birthing Bed Instructions for Use (USR025 REV 13)
LEGS ELEVATED WITH FOOT MAT TRESS
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
1. Raise the foot section to its highest position.
2. Fold in the hinged part of the foot section mattress.
3. Place the patient’s legs on the elevated mattress section.
SQUATTING WITH THE LABOR BAR
1. 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.
2. Insert the labor bar into the leg support sockets, so it angles
away from the head of the bed.
3. 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
1. Raise the head of the bed to a comfortable position by pressing
the Head Up control.
2. Insert the labor bar into the support sockets, so it angles away
from the head of the bed.
3. Lower the foot section, if needed, by pressing the Foot Down
control.
4. Place the patient’s feet on either side of the Labor Bar.
5. The patient may grip the labor grips or pull back on her knees.
PUSHING WITH THE LABOR BAR (WITH FOOT SUPPORTS)
1. Raise the head of the bed to a comfortable position by pressing
the Head Up control.
2. Remove the foot section.
3. Place the patient’s feet on the foot supports and adjust for
comfort.
4. Insert the labor bar into the support sockets, so it angles away
from the head of the bed.
5. The patient may grasp the labor bar where it’s comfortable for
her.