Skin-to-skin care garment

a skin-to-skin care and garment technology, applied in the direction of protective garments, convertible garments, garments, etc., can solve the problems of lack of protocols or guidelines, implementation of skin-to-skin contact,

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-04-02
HUDLO
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However, there may be perceived barriers to the implementation of skin-to-skin contact, including a lack of protocols or guidelines for safe implementation that allows for a comfortable and private experience for the provider and the infant.

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[0031]Now referring primarily to FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B, FIG. 1C, FIG. 8A, and FIG. 8B, which illustrate methods of using a particular embodiment of the convertible garment (1) for skin-to-skin contact between a wearer (2) and an infant (3). The wearer (2) can wear the garment (1) about a torso (4), the garment (1) including (i) a flexible panel (5) having a panel width (6) configured to dispose about the torso (4) of the wearer (2) to define an interior space (7) between a panel internal surface (8) and a front torso portion (9) of the wearer (2) and (ii) a pair of first and seconds support elements (10)(11) each coupled to the panel (5) proximate corresponding panel first and second side top portions (12)(13), the pair of first and second support elements (10)(11) configured to couple to one another to support the panel (5) about the torso (4) of the wearer (2). Additionally, the wearer (2) of the garment (1) can insert an infant (3) into the interior space (7) to engage the infant (3) ...

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Abstract

A convertible garment for skin-to-skin care of an infant, the garment including a flexible panel having a panel width disposed between panel first and second ends which removably couple to one another to dispose the panel width about a torso of a wearer to define an interior space between a panel internal surface and a front torso portion of the wearer, whereby the interior space can be configured to receive an infant; a first support element coupled to the panel proximate a panel first side top portion; and a second support element coupled to the panel proximate a panel second side top portion; whereby the first and second support elements can be configured to couple to one another to support the panel about the torso of the wearer.

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[0001]This U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29 / 504,087, filed Oct. 1, 2014, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 960,996, filed Oct. 2, 2013, each hereby incorporated by reference herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating that skin-to-skin contact, also known as “kangaroo care,” practiced immediately after birth and beyond, may offer multiple medical benefits for both the care provider and the baby. Skin-to-skin contact is a holding technique where the care provider positions a baby, wearing only a diaper, against their bare chest. Full chest-to-chest contact between the care provider and the baby may stimulate a hormonal cascade resulting in the production of oxytocin within the brain of the baby. Oxytocin is a neuromodulator which may provide a sense of calm, happiness, and contentment by inhibiting the release of one or more s...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D1/20A41D15/00A41D1/215
CPCA41D15/00A41D1/205A41D1/215
Inventor HALVERSTADT, MATTHEW C.HALVERSTADT, KATIE A.
Owner HUDLO
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