An article of apparel includes a birthing skirt. The birthing skirt includes a skirt portion having a waist opening, and a tubular portion having an end attached to the waist opening of the skirt portion. A material of the tubular portion includes a shape-conforming, elastic material. A pocketless aperture is through a side of the birthing skirt and is sized to accommodate a width of at least one of a fetal monitor transducer, a contraction monitor transducer, or a cable of a monitor transducer.

Lower body garments, such as, but not limited to, pants, shorts, and the like are described; wherein such garments may include access-flaps and/or access-openings for accessing genitals and/or for accessing a genitals region of the one wearing the given garment. These access-flaps and/or access-opening have predetermined shapes and sizes; are located on the given garment in predetermined location(s); and are removably openable/closable via various mechanical-fasteners.

Embodiments herein include medical garments and related methods. In an embodiment, a medical garment can have a waist band, a front panel and a first tunnel, the waist band passing through the first tunnel, the first tunnel comprising a first lateral side and a second lateral side. A back panel and a second tunnel through which the waist band passes, the second tunnel comprising a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The first and second lateral sides of the front panel can be positioned inward toward a middle of the front panel through movement of a portion of the first tunnel relative to the waist band. The first and second lateral sides of the back panel can be positioned inward toward a middle of the back panel through movement of a portion of the second tunnel relative to the waist band. Other embodiments are also included herein.

A garment is provided to be worn post-surgery during recovery from urological surgical procedure. The garment is in the form of men's underwear or brief, with features provided to assist in recovery and comfort of the user. The garment includes a center flap that can be opened to provide access to a center pocket that is aligned with the user's crotch. The center pocket contains a moldable body that can be molded to a particular shape to support and hold the user's penis in a pre-determined orientation to facilitate the recovery process. The flap also includes a pocket that can contain a heating/cooling pack that is arranged to apply heat/cooling to the surgical site. The garment is also configured to accept and support a medical drainage tube to drain the surgical wound, and a drainage pump as needed.

Described herein are pants containing a zipper extending through the waistband and the entire outseam of each pant leg. The pants have a flange of fabric disposed on the interior of each zipper to prevent direct contact between the zipper and the skin of a person wearing the pants. The pants also include a fabric tab attached at the waistband next to the zipper to cover an exterior portion of the zipper. The pants provide benefits to wearers who have limited mobility, sensitive skin, or a physical impediment, such as a cast, by easing the challenges of applying the pants to the legs.

A male undergarment with an expanding iris opening for maintaining the penis of a male wearer in a natural position is provided. The iris opening may be defined by a protruding boundary sleeve extending perpendicular from a crotch portion of the undergarment. The undergarment also provides a veil attached along the crotch portion, affording privacy and comfort by being movable between a concealed condition and a revealed condition.

Techniques for implementing a support garment with at least one support assembly to provide lateral support to a body part, such as the male genitalia. The techniques may be used to provide immobility of the male genitalia following surgical or therapeutic procedures. A support garment for providing support to a male genitalia includes a lower torso portion including an interior surface and an exterior surface. The lower torso portion further includes a groin portion and at least one support assembly extending alongside at least a portion of a male genital region.

A garment with an integrated urine reservoir for receiving discharged urine includes an outer layer that forms a pair of pants. The pair of pants includes a crotch portion, a right leg portion and a left leg portion. The outer layer has an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer layer comprises a cloth material. An inner liner is positioned within the outer layer. The inner liner forms a crotch section, a right leg section and a left leg section such that the inner liner defines an inner pair of pants and the outer layer defines an outer pair of pants. The inner liner comprises a fluid impermeable material. The fluid impermeable material is a flexible plastic material. The right leg section and the left leg section each comprise reservoirs to receive and hold urine.

A medical, in particular orthopaedic, aid (1, 1, 1), such as for example an orthosis (1), bandage (1) or compressive item of clothing (1), consisting of at least one base body (2, 2, 2) of at least one elastic and/or non-elastic textile material (3, 3, 3), which is designed for the supporting of tissue and/or parts of the body of a patient, wherein the at least one textile material (3, 3, 3) of the base body (2, 2, 2) is designed at least partially to be substantially transmissible with respect to UV radiation.

The proposed subject matter is intended to allow hospital and medical patients to still wear attire that allows medical professionals access to the patient while maintaining a patient's privacy and dignity.