Underpads 60 x 90 cm: The Size Explained for Carers and Wards

Wondering whether underpads 60 x 90 cm in size are big enough for your patient’s bed? Almost always, yes. This page explains what the size covers, how it compares with the others sold in Kenya and why it became the standard.

Sternmed prices apply to stock in Nairobi today.

Sternmed Afrika supplies underpads 60 x 90 cm in packets of 10 at KSh 800 and bales of 100 at KSh 8,000. The size is printed on every packet. Here is what those two numbers mean in practice.

What does 60 x 90 cm mean on underpads?

The pad is 60 centimetres across and 90 centimetres long. In everyday terms that is about two feet by three feet. Laid across a single bed it reaches from edge to edge with a little to tuck.

The 90 cm length runs across the bed, under the hips. The 60 cm width runs from the lower back to the thighs. That is where almost all urine and fluid lands on a lying patient.

Some packets print the size as 60 by 90 or 90 x 60. It is the same pad. Only the order of the numbers changes.

Underpads 60 x 90 cm against other sizes

Smaller pads are cheaper per piece but shift out from under a restless patient. Larger pads cost two or three times as much and are hard to find. Underpads 60 x 90 cm in size sit at the point where coverage and cost meet.

Why underpads 60 x 90 cm became the standard

Hospitals wanted one pad for every bed. A pad that covers the hips of a large adult and the whole body of a small child does that. Factories then made this size in the largest volumes, so the price fell.

Carers at home followed. The pad fits a single or double bed, a wheelchair seat and a car seat. Nobody has to think about which size to buy.

Today most Kenyan sellers who print a size at all print 60 x 90 cm. Those who print nothing are often selling something smaller.

Will underpads 60 x 90 cm cover my patient?

For a lying adult, place the pad with the long side across the bed and the centre under the hips. The pad then runs from about the waist to just above the knees. That covers urine, stool and most wound fluid.

For a patient who moves a lot, lay two pads side by side with a slight overlap. The two pads together cover from shoulder to knee.

For a child, one pad covers the whole body. For a baby, one pad covers the cot mattress.

Underpads 60 x 90 cm on a chair or wheelchair

A standard chair seat is about 45 x 45 cm. Fold the pad in half and you get 60 x 45 cm, which covers the seat and the front edge where drips fall. Fold it in thirds for a narrow wheelchair.

In the car, lay the pad flat on the seat and tuck the ends. The waterproof back protects the upholstery on the way to clinic.

How much do underpads 60 x 90 cm cost in Kenya?

Prices were read on the linked pages in October 2026. The cheapest listing does not state a size, which is the whole problem. A pad you cannot measure is a pad you cannot price.

How to measure underpads 60 x 90 cm yourself

Open the packet and lay one pad flat on a table. Use a tape measure along the long edge and then the short edge. Measure the whole pad, including the plain border without absorbent core.

Then measure the core alone, which is the thicker padded part. On a good 60 x 90 cm pad the core takes up most of the sheet. On a poor one the border is wide and the core is small.

Write both numbers down. Next time a seller says 60 x 90 cm you will know what to ask.

Underpads 60 x 90 cm: packet, bale and storage

Ten pads fold flat into a packet about the size of a large book. Ten packets make a bale of 100 that sits on a shelf about 40 cm wide. A bale is light enough for one person to carry.

Store the bale dry and off the floor. Open one packet at a time. The folded pads unfold flat without creases that trap fluid.

Who uses underpads 60 x 90 cm most?

• Families caring for a bedridden or incontinent adult at home.
• Medical, surgical and geriatric wards.
• Maternity units, during labour and after delivery.
• Dressing rooms and minor theatre.
• Nursing homes and hospices.
• Pharmacies that sell packets over the counter.

All of them buy the same Sternmed packet or bale of underpads 60 x 90 cm in size. One size, one price.

Underpads 60 x 90 cm and skin care

Size only matters if the pad is changed. A wet pad of any size softens skin and raises the risk of pressure damage. The NHS guide to urinary incontinence explains why prompt changes matter for anyone who leaks.

Smooth out folds every time you lay a pad. A crease under the hip presses on skin for hours. The right size laid badly does more harm than a smaller pad laid well.

Underpads 60 x 90 cm for a dressing change

Slide the pad under the limb before you unwrap the dressing. Fluid, saline and old dressing material land on the pad, not the bed. Fold and bin it when done.

In a clinic dressing room, one pad per patient keeps the couch clean between visits without changing the cover each time.

Underpads 60 x 90 cm in maternity

Midwives lay one under the mother during labour and change it as needed. After delivery one pad a day on the postnatal bed is usual. Two to three pads per birth is a fair planning figure.

Mothers often take a packet home for the first week. The size fits a double bed and a cot.

Common questions about the size, answered plainly

Are underpads 60 x 90 cm in size the same as 24 x 36 inches? Near enough, because the inch size is 61 x 91 cm.

Can I cut a pad in half? You can, but the cut edge lets fluid out of the core. Fold instead of cutting.

Do all underpads 60 x 90 cm in size absorb the same? No, because the thickness of the core varies between brands. Pour a cup of water on a new pad from any packet and watch how it behaves.

Underpads 60 x 90 cm in a hospital store

Stores officers like this size because every ward takes it. One shelf, one bale count, one reorder line. A bale of 100 sits about 40 cm wide and ten bales fill one shelving unit.

When a tender says 60 x 90 cm, every bidder quotes the same thing and the committee can compare prices honestly. When a tender says bed pads, assorted, the thinnest pad in the warehouse wins.

Underpads 60 x 90 cm for babies and children

A cot mattress is about 60 x 120 cm, so one pad covers half of it and two cover the lot. For a toddler bed one pad under the hips does the job during potty training. In a children’s ward one pad covers the whole child.

Smaller baby pads exist but a 60 x 90 cm pad folded in half does the same work. Most families prefer one size in the cupboard.

Why Sternmed prints the size

Because buyers asked. Too many packets in Kenya show a picture and a brand and nothing else. Printing 60 x 90 cm on the packet lets a carer or a stores officer check what they are buying in two seconds.

We hold this one size so there is never a mix up. Read the brand page for the full specification.

Where to buy underpads 60 x 90 cm in Kenya

Sternmed packets and bales are in stock in Nairobi and ship today. We deliver across Kenya and confirm the delivery cost to your town before dispatch. Exports across Africa are on request.

1. WhatsApp +254 799 526972 with what you need, the quantity and your town.
2. Or email info@sternmedafrika.com with the same list.
3. Or fill in the request a quote page and we reply the same working day.
4. Confirm the written quote and the delivery cost.
5. Pay by M Pesa or cash on delivery when the order arrives.

Pay by M Pesa or cash on delivery. See the whole incontinence care range for urine bags and catheters, which arrive on 27 November 2026.

Questions buyers ask about underpads 60 x 90 cm

Order today

Ready to order underpads 60 x 90 cm in size from a supplier who prints the size on the packet? WhatsApp +254 799 526972 or email info@sternmedafrika.com and you will get a written reply the same working day.

This guide is by Sternmed Afrika, a medical consumables supplier in Nairobi. We sell retail and wholesale, deliver across Kenya and export across Africa on request.