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Birthwear is provided comprising a top (shirt) and a bottom (pants) wherein the bottom has a front cloth layer and back cloth layer and an inner (crouch) seam (inseam) having a plurality of releasibly coupled elements (snaps) releasibly attaching the front layer to the back layer. The top also prefe

Birthwear is provided comprising a top (shirt) and a bottom (pants) wherein the bottom has a front cloth layer and back cloth layer and an inner (crouch) seam (inseam) having a plurality of releasibly coupled elements (snaps) releasibly attaching the front layer to the back layer. The top also preferably has pockets on the front layer, each containing a hole for insertion of monitoring wires. The top preferably has an upper seam which runs along the shoulder and arms of the garment which has a plurality of coupling elements (snaps) for releasibly coupling the upper end of a front layer of the shirt with a upper end of a back layer of the shirt. The shirt preferably also has a back seam which runs from the neck of the shirt to the waist of the shirt along the center of the back providing the back with two back portions which are releasibly coupled with coupling elements (snaps) for permitting selective access to the back of the wearer. The present invention also involves a method for birthing comprising providing the above shorts, unsnapping (uncoupling) the coupling elements (snaps) and accessing the inner leg region of the wearer. The present birthing suit, specifically the bottoms, permit adequate access to the abdomen, perineum and chest while eliminating unnecessary exposure of the body in early and active laboring.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A birthing suit comprising:a top shirt having a front layer and a back layer and a shoulder portion;a seam across said shoulder portion of said top shirt, said shirt seam having a plurality of coupling elements for releasably coupling said front layer to said back layer of said shir

[ I claim:] [1.] A birthing suit comprising:a top shirt having a front layer and a back layer and a shoulder portion;a seam across said shoulder portion of said top shirt, said shirt seam having a plurality of coupling elements for releasably coupling said front layer to said back layer of said shirt and permitting said shirt to be opened along an upper most region thereof;a bottom pant separate and unattached to said top shirt, said bottom having a front cloth layer and a back cloth layer;said bottom further having a plurality of releasably coupled elements for attaching said front layer to said back layer;a drawstring on said bottom pant for selectively tightening about a waist of a user to selectively secure said pant to the user;at least three pockets on said top shirt front layer, each of said at least three pockets having an exterior pocket layer non-removably overlaying a portion of said front layer to define said pocket; andmeans defining a slit in said front layer of each of said at least three pockets for selectively passing monitoring equipment therethrough to an inner portion of said top shirt.