Childbirth safety garment

Abstract

A childbirth safety garment to be worn by a physician, midwife, or other delivery aid in order to create a sling-like structure that extends between a birthing mother and that delivery aid, during the childbirth, and that functions as a safety support to, potentially, catch an infant and prevent it from falling to the floor.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A childbirth safety garment comprising:
 a body mounting portion to be placed onto a wearer's body and that has a front tail which drapes over the front of the wearer's body when the safety garment freely hangs, wherein the distal area of the front tail is defined as an area of the front tail furthest from the wearer's body when the front tail is suspended horizontally; and   wherein the safety garment is configured to form a support sling for supporting an infant's body and to extend between the wearer's body and a suspension support when the distal area of the front tail is engaged to the suspension support.   
     
     
         2 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 1 , wherein the distal area of said front tail has at least one engaging element for engaging said front tail to a suspension support. 
     
     
         3 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one engaging element is a socket for placing over a suspension support. 
     
     
         4 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one engaging element is a string or strap for securing onto a suspension support. 
     
     
         5 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 1 , wherein said front tail has a lip formed at its distal end, this lip for preventing displacement of said front tail from between objects that it may be sandwiched. 
     
     
         6 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 5 , wherein said lip is formed by a pocket and a durable insert disposed therewithin. 
     
     
         7 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 6 , wherein said durable insert is fabricated of at least one of: foam, rubber, and plastic. 
     
     
         8 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 1 , wherein said body mounting portion is configured to fit over a wearer's arms. 
     
     
         9 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 1 , wherein said safety garment is disposable. 
     
     
         10 . A childbirth safety garment comprising:
 a body mounting portion to be placed onto a wearer's body;   a front tail that attaches to the body mounting portion, wherein the front tail has a proximal end that attaches to the body mounting portion and an opposing distal end; and   wherein the attached front tail is configured to form a support sling for supporting an infant's body and to extend between the body mounting portion and a suspension support when a distal area of the front tail is engaged to the suspension support.   
     
     
         11 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 10 , wherein the front tail has a connecting element for connecting said front tail to said body mounting portion and at least one engaging element for engaging said front tail to a suspension support. 
     
     
         12 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 11 , wherein said at least one engaging element is a socket for placing over a suspension support. 
     
     
         13 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 11 , wherein said at least one engaging element is a string or strap for securing onto a suspension support. 
     
     
         14 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 10 , wherein said front tail has a lip formed at its distal end, this lip for preventing displacement of said front tail from between objects that it may be sandwiched. 
     
     
         15 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 14 , wherein said lip is formed by a pocket and a durable insert disposed therewithin. 
     
     
         16 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 15 , wherein said durable insert is fabricated of at least one of: foam, rubber, and plastic. 
     
     
         17 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 10 , wherein said body mounting portion is configured to fit over a wearer's arms. 
     
     
         18 . The childbirth safety garment of  claim 10 , wherein said safety garment is disposable.