Knowledge base
Test methods, sizing, skin care, daily life, tenders: what people living with incontinence, their families, caregivers and professionals need to know, explained in plain words and published in the open so that people and AI assistants can cite it.
Care and daily life
Choosing, putting on, changing, protecting the skin, and what a change really costs.
Nine gentle steps, for a person lying down, in the caregivers' order: tucked underpad, removal, cleaning, rolled placement, tapes, check. The Nateen guide shows each step; the voice walks you through it in your language.
Read →2 minChoosing the right size: waist, hips, weightA product in the right size holds better, leaks less and gets forgotten. Three measurements are enough, in centimetres or inches, kilos or pounds, and five minutes with a tape measure.
Read →4 minSkin pH and incontinence-associated dermatitisHealthy skin is slightly acidic. Urine, stool and moisture trapped under a product push that pH up and open the door to redness. Four simple habits protect it.
Read →5 minNight leaks and bedridden people: sleeping dry until morningAt night everything changes: you lie down, you are not changed for six to eight hours in heavy conditions, up to twelve hours with the Ultra series, and the skin stays enclosed. Here is how to fit the product, choose the underpad and organise the routine so that everyone sleeps.
Read →6 minA few drops when laughing, coughing, running. It is very common, it is managed with the right product and a few habits, and it stops neither sport, nor work, nor travel.
Read →5 minWashing and changing a bedridden person, step by stepChanging and washing someone in bed is learned in one go if the right material is within reach and eleven steps are done in order. Here is the method, what to prepare and the mistakes that damage the skin.
Read →6 minAfter childbirth: six weeks of bleeding, leaks and skin to look afterBleeding lasts several weeks, small urine leaks are common and breastfeeding wets everything. Phase by phase, here is which product to use, how to protect the skin and which signs mean you should call the midwife.
Read →6 minTeenagers and young adults with a disability: the right product, without infantilisingA growing body, days at school or in a wheelchair, privacy to respect. Sizes XS and S, the choice between pants and a brief with tabs, and a routine that makes the young person an actor in their own care.
Read →6 minHeat and travel: protect the skin and leave without stressIn summer, sweat adds to urine and the skin suffers. When travelling, you need the right stock, the right product for the journey and a plan for arrival. Here is how to do both without giving up going out.
Read →5 minMore absorbent, fewer changes: what a change really costsA brief is not bought by the piece, it is bought by the day. Fewer changes mean less caregiver time, drier skin, quieter nights. Here is the arithmetic, with our assumptions in the open and a calculator you can set to your own numbers.
Read →6 minHow many changes a day, and what budget to planThree, four, six changes a day? It depends on the level of leaks, day or night, and the product's absorbency. Here are the reference counts, the month's arithmetic, and why the right question is not the price of the pack but the cost per day.
Read →5 minHelp & FAQFind quick answers about bladder control, pelvic floor training, and Nateen products.
Read →4 minExercises, anatomy and clinical
Pelvic floor training and the clinical library for caregivers and professionals.
Four short programmes, from the first trimester to the return to exercise: one expert tip per phase and five gentle movements to do at home. The pelvic floor is prepared before birth and rebuilt after it.
Read →8 minBladder & Muscle TrainingStrengthen your pelvic floor to improve bladder control and reduce leaks.
Read →5 minClinical HubDeep Medical Knowledge · 42 chapters
Read →12 minIndustry and technical information
How absorption is measured, the materials, tenders and our environmental approach.
A figure in millilitres, fluid ounces or cups does not tell the whole story. Here is how the Rothwell method is measured, why the test liquid changes the result, and the three measures Nateen commits to publishing for every product.
Read →5 minMaterials and fabrics: what is inside a protectionMaterials and fabrics: SAP, cellulose, nonwovens, ADL, breathable film, tabs, wetness indicator. What we choose, and why.
Read →12 minTenders: the documents we provideHospitals, care homes, purchasing groups, distributors: here is what Nateen puts in a tender response, how to compare offers with the same test liquid, and why the right criterion is cost per day, not unit price.
Read →5 minOur environmental approach: what we do, what we are preparingA single-use product consumes materials. We choose ours, we recycle our offcuts, we support packaging sorting and recycling, and we look for partners to go further, without ever cutting back on absorbency, protection and safety.
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