A maternity bed is a kind of air bed with an inflatable mattress that has a belly-sized hole in the middle. The maternity air bed allows a woman who is pregnant to sleep on her stomach due too the existance of the "doughnut" or "belly-sized" hole in the center.

An inflatable pillow fits into this hole as well. The pillow's air volume can by adjusted as per the woman's growing midsection. Sleeping on the stomach helps relieve pressure on a pregnant woman's overworked back muscles.

Advantages of Maternity Air Bed

The maternity bed's basic advantage is that there is the provision of adding or removing air over the course of your pregnancy to adjust to your growing needs and aching back. A maternity bed is usually portable and can be used wherever you need one. They can be very handy when traveling. This bed can also be used when you are no longer pregnant.  It is always better to find out by a pregnant lady whether a maternity air bed would work for her is to try one herself. For those pregnant women who are experiencing a many sleepless nights and are avid side or belly-sleepers, a maternity air bed is worth considering. Check the health benefits in our article Health Benefits of  Maternity Air Beds.

Maternity Beds in Hospitals

In hospitals, the maternity bed is usually not an airbed. It is a normal adjustable bed. A mother after giving birth to a baby needs proper care and rest to recover. As such, the maternity bed should provide all comforts to the mother. The maternity hospital bed can be of various types like electric, semi electric, manual , fowler or semi fowler or even a general bed depending on the economic condition of the family.
Generally, the bed should have two sections like a semi fowler bed so that the the sleeping surface can be adjusted to move up and down. This enables the mother to sit and feed the baby.