Pretty Pushers blog — skin to skin

Mother's Day gift guide

Don't forget the Mom-to-Be on Mother's Day!  

Leave the baby gear to the baby shower and treat her to something special for herself...a Labor Gown from Pretty Pushers!  There's a special discount code at this link:  http://parentinginprogress.net/mdfashion/9/


Fetal Monitor access

Note to women preparing for birth:

The Unisex hospital gown has no opening for the fetal monitor so they will be pulling up your gown an awful lot :(  The pretty Pushers labor gown, however, provides easy access for the fetal monitor so you can keep your skirt on during labor :)  Get comfortable.  Get mobile.  It's your choice!

Pretty Pushers fetal monitor


Patient Gowns created by Pretty Pushers are recognized in Healthcare Purchasing News

After enough hospitals asked for a Patient Gown, Pretty Pushers gave it to them!

Pretty Pushers has sold its boutique line of labor and delivery gowns to hospitals since 2010 - in gift shops, childbirth ed classes, and L&D ward tours.  It wasn't until 2015 that Pretty Pushers finally made the jump into the industrial-use Patient Gown market - after many nudges from hospital clients over the years.  Fabric sourcing, wash testing, and a different set of trade skills has proven to be quite an expensive endeavor, but...


What do doulas say?

Doulas have seen many birth scenarios.  The fast, the furious, the slow, the painful, the home, the hospital...all the while working within the setting chosen by the mother and likely with new doctors, nurses, and family members each time.  For a doula to say that she recommends Pretty Pushers labor gowns to her patients means a lot to us...because that means that she sees a positive experience and outcome when a mother wears it.  

A San Francisco doula gives her Pretty Pushers review


A letter to the Hospital Gown

Thinking about what you'd like to change for your next birth?  How about finding a hospital that recognizes you as a strong mother, not an ill patient?  Never be afraid to ask beforehand what choices you will have during labor and delivery.

Hospital Gown review