Recovery and nursing gown

Abstract

A patient nursing and recovery gown includes a front portion including closable infant nursing openings covered by privacy panels. The front and back portions each include a top seam at which the front and back portion are joined by re-closable fasteners. The front portion further includes a closable access panel.

1 . A garment, comprising:
 a gown having a top edge and a bottom edge,   a first and a second nursing openings positioned on the front portion;   a first pleat associated with and covering the first opening and a second pleat associated with and covering the second opening; and   an access panel defined on a first side by the first opening and on the second side by the second opening, the access panel having a top portion including a plurality of re-closable fasteners at a top edge of the panel.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein gown comprises a front portion and a back portion, a top edge and a bottom edge. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the front portion is joined at said top edge by said plurality of re-closable fasteners. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the re-closable fasteners are one of snaps, buttons, ties or clips. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein each opening comprises an aperture. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein each aperture includes at least one re-closable fastener. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the access panel is made of material of a quantity sufficient to surround an infant. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 1  wherein the garment further includes a first sleeve and a second sleeve, each sleeve including a plurality of re-closable fasteners joining a top seam of a front portion of the sleeve to a back portion of the sleeve; 
     
     
         9 . A nursing and recovery gown, comprising:
 a gown body including a front portion and a back portion, a top edge and a bottom edge, the top edge including a neck opening;
 a first and a second nursing apertures positioned on the front portion; 
   a first pleat associated with and covering the first aperture on the front portion and a second pleat associated with and covering the second aperture; and   an access panel defined on a first side by the first aperture and on the second side by the second aperture, the access panel having a top portion including a plurality of closures positioned in the front portion a distance below the neck opening.   
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 9  wherein the front portion comprises a yoke portion and a main portion, and the top portion of the access panel is positioned at a bottom end of the yoke when in a closed position. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 9  wherein the re-closable fasteners are one of snaps, buttons, ties or clips. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 9  wherein each aperture comprises a slit defined by a first seam and a second seam extending from the yoke toward the bottom edge of the gown. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 12  wherein each aperture includes at least one re-closable fastener. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 9  wherein the access panel is made of material of a quantity sufficient to surround an infant. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 9  further including a first sleeve and a second sleeve adjacent to the top edge of the body, each sleeve including an opening sufficient for a human arm to pass through. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 9  further including a plurality of closures positioned adjacent to the top edge of the front and back portions, the closures joining the front and back portions. 
     
     
         17 . A garment, comprising:
 a gown including a front portion and a back portion, a top edge and a bottom edge, a first sleeve and a second sleeve, each sleeve including an opening sufficient for a human arm to pass through, the top edge including a neck opening and a plurality of fasteners joining the front portion to the back portion at said top edge;   a first and a second nursing apertures positioned on the front portion;   a first pleat associated with and covering the first aperture on the front portion and a second pleat associated with and covering the second aperture; and   an access panel defined on a first side by the first aperture and on the second side by the second aperture, the access panel having a top portion including a plurality of closures positioned in the front portion a distance below the neck opening.   
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 17  wherein the front portion comprises a yoke portion and a main portion, and the top portion of the access panel is positioned at a bottom end of the yoke when in a closed position, and each aperture comprises a slit defined by a first seam and a second seam extending from the yoke toward the bottom edge of the gown. 
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 18  wherein the access panel is made of material of a quantity sufficient to surround an infant. 
     
     
         20 . The garment of  claim 19  wherein each aperture includes at least one re-closable fastener.