Birthing Bed with Ergonomic Design of Adjustable Sections by Touch Technology that Facilitates Its Understanding and Use

Abstract

Labor is a complex process in which one of the main factors within the hospital’s context is the medical equipment that helps to carry out the work, such as the birthing bed. Is around it that the activities that allow an efficient labor are carry out. There are two main approaches when it comes to medical design, known as EBD (Evidence-Based Design) and UCD (User-Centered Design). Each one seeks to meet different expectations and functions with the design each supports. This article presents a comparative analysis on the design of a birthing bed using both approaches, aiming to know if an user-centered design methodology helps increase the satisfaction of the users, by improving the bed’s ease of use and understanding.