Birthing couches: Versatile Medical Equipment for Natural Birth Positions
Birthing couches are adaptable medical aids equipped with additional features that support physiological positions during childbirth. They help women relax more easily and choose the position that feels most natural at any given moment.
These specialized pieces of equipment are designed for use during childbirth, allowing women to adopt various positions that are both physiological and comfortable. Birthing couches are crafted to promote the physiological process of labor while enhancing the comfort of the birthing woman. They also enable close proximity to a partner or companion.
Birthing couches are commonly utilized in maternity wards that prioritize physiological birthing practices
and value the comfort of the mother.
The LINDU Medical Birthing Couches features armrests and a range of accessories. It is foldable
and portable. The couch is covered with a two-layer medical-grade material with certified quality, bonded seams, and foam padding. It is fully disinfectable to meet the needs of hospitals and maternity wards. The material is flexible and pleasant to the touch.
Additional components of the couch come in various shapes, are refillable, and can be supplemented
as needed.
The positions in which women give birth are not just a result of the physiology and function of the female body and the birth process. They are influenced by the culture we live in, the images and understanding of birth that we have and, of no less importance, by the training of midwives and medical professionals. It is time to base our care on evidence and facts.
Benefits of vertical birth positions
- Active vertical positions support the natural biomechanics of labour, which means less complications and healthier both, baby and mother.
- The foetus has more room to rotate in the birth canal as there are increases in most pelvic measurements.
- Labour is shorter and less painful.
- Due to evidence, it is more beneficial to move and change birthing positions than to stay in one specific position.
Currently, over 50% hospitals in the Czech republic and 6 in Slovakia are equipped with birthing couches and have undergone the implementation workshop on active vertical birth and practical couch care guidance.
