The study of the particularities of designing functional apparel products for premature babies

Abstract

This work presents the results of a survey focused on identifying the constructive particularities of the apparel products designed for a special target group of wearers – premature babies or newborns with low body mass. The industrial production systems are exclusively oriented towards the development of products for newborns with a body length of 50 cm. It has been recently noticed that a big number of newborn children have the body length less than 50 cm (they are called premature children) and for this reason, it is important to analyse the physiological, morphological and functional characteristics of these products, as well as their influence on the designing and manufacturing process of such products. The condition of the premature children, shown by the physical stage and the development level of the thermoregulation system, is influenced by the hygienic properties of the clothes they are wearing.