Dress Features Suitable for Provision of Smart Maternity Wear

Abstract

Smart maternity wear is a garment used during pregnancy and designed with an aim of accommodating the physical body changes in a healthy and fashionable way. Smart maternity wear is designed with features that meet the performance requirement of the pregnant woman in a healthy way. The normal maternity wear has been designed in a way that they accommodate the physical features during pregnancy without considering the final look of the expectant woman. Most of the expectant women have complained that such garment has left them looking big and shaggy.  The aim of this study was to establish the dress features suitable for smart maternity wear that caters for the health of the fetus and the mother. Data was collected by questionnaire and interview schedule applied on 96 pregnant women, attending antenatal clinics at Kenyatta national hospital, Kenya. The obtained data was analyzed in relation to the themes created from the results. The results indicated that most expectant women said that dress features like color, fit and appearance of the maternity wear were suitable for their maternity wear as it gave them an adorable look.