CUB (Comfortable Upright Birth) Stool 4 week hire

The CUB (Comfortable Upright Birth) support is a comfortable, versatile, inflatable birthing support designed to help mothers adopt and maintain positions that are physically the most helpful for them and their babies during labour and birth.

When the mother is in an upright position it can help the baby to be in the best (easiest) position for birth, making more space within her pelvis than if she is semi-sitting or lying on her back on a bed. Current research has shown that this can make labour shorter and giving birth easier as well as increase safety for the mother and her baby by reducing the risks of complications during birth.

The CUB can be used during late pregnancy, throughout labour as a comfortable support, either to sit on, rest on or lean over as well as to give birth to the baby on.

The CUB is suitable for use in maternity hospitals, birth centers or at homebirths.

• Using your CUB during pregnancy can be an easy way to promote baby being in a great position for birth.

• You can use your CUB in pregnancy, or during labour, to relieve the symptoms of pelvic girdle pain and lower back pain.

• The CUB will allow you to instinctively explore a range of labour and birth positions that are physiologically more beneficial for both you and your baby.

• The CUB allows lots of space for your birthing team to provide physical, for example back and leg massage or hip squeeze, as well as emotional support-keeping them close and actively participating in the birth with you.

• Even if things change during your labour and your movement is more restricted for some reason, the Cub can still be safely used (in a single chamber inflation) on a hospital bed. This means that you can still benefit from upright positions-all fours, sitting upright or side laying) even if you cant move off of the bed.