table in lowest position for first stage of labour easy getting up and down from the bed

second stage of birth in vertical position with partner, the woman may lean against her partner, bodily contact

birth in lithotomy position, classical position

birth in crouching position, optimization of the birth axis, maximum kyphosis, perineum is relieved

birth in trendelenburg’s position in shoulder dystocia, surgical interventions or manual expression

birth in crouching position with partner, the man can lift the woman slightly when the head emerges, bodily contact

first stage of labour and/or transitional stage in knee-elbow position in cases of bearing down despite remaining cervical os and in intrauterine asphyxia

surgical delivery, forceps delivery or vacuum extraction, manual expulsion in breech presentation post partum to care for the perineum, in manual removal of the placenta

birth in knee-elbow position, in multiparas with a previous epidural to relieve the perineum and with particularly large children

caesarean section in delivery room for acute indication

post partum, with birth in knee-elbow position, the woman does not have to turn around after delivery and can simply sit back

shock position in prolapse of the cord or circulatory collapse

second stage of labour in vertical position, comfortable sitting position; the recess in the mattress means that no pressure is applied to the perineum. the woman does not require a partner, manual expulsion possible in breech presentation

leg elevation for relaxation