9. POSITIONING OF PADS
The pads need to be placed over the junctions of the nerves joining the
womb and birth canal to the spinal cord. Correct positioning of the pads
will give maximum pain relief so please study the diagram and then
follow these instructions:
1. Carefully peel the pads off their plastic
covers. Do not pull on the lead wire.
2. Place the top pair of pads (connected
to CH1) either side of the spinal column
2 inches (50mm) apart from each other
and about 3 inches (75mm) below the
bottom of the shoulder blades (close to
vertebrae T10, T11, T12 and L1). This
is just below the bra line.
3. The lower pair of pads (connected to CH2)
are placed either side of the spine about 4 inches (100mm) apart and
about 1 inch (25mm) above the dimples at the base of the spine, just
above the buttocks (close to vertebrae S2, S3 and S4).
10. BATTERIES
10.1 LOW BATTERY DISPLAY
If the batteries begin to lose their power a battery symbol will appear
on the LCD. Change both batteries at this stage using spare batteries
supplied. See instructions below as to how to change the batteries.
Upper
Pads
(Uterus)
Lower
Pads
(Perineum
& Birth
Canal)
15
16
The UPWARD POINTING TRIANGULAR YELLOW
BUTTON marked ‘Prog’ is used to select from three
programmes, one for each phase of labour.
Each time the ‘Prog’ button is pressed the programme
changes and intensity is reduced by 50%.
The programme selected is displayed on the LCD screen.
Programme A, for Phase 1 is shown as A 01
Programme B, for Phase 2 is shown as B 01
Programme C, for Phase 3 is shown as C 01
The programmes are explained in detail in section 4
“Setting up and Using Your
mamaTENS
”.
The DOWNWARD POINTING TRIANGULAR BUTTON
marked ‘Lock’ is the lock switch.
Holding this button down for 3 seconds locks the
controls. A key symbol appears in the LCD and none of
the controls will operate. This function avoids accidental
changes in programme and intensity.
Hold down the ‘Lock’ button for 3 seconds to remove
the lock.
On the SIDE of the unit is a BOOST button. Its
action depends upon the programme selected and is
detailed within the section “Setting up and Using Your
mamaTENS
”.
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