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Hospital gown with envelope neck

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NotTooOld Wed 29-Apr-26 17:34:17

I was recently in hospital and instead of the usual open back gown with strings attached I was given one with a sort of yoke and a cross over v neck. I'm not sure exactly what it was like at the back as I couldn't see but it was easy to slip on over my head and, as I say there were no strings needed. It had the usual short sleeves and was straight up and down with a slit at the back. It was so nice I thought I'd like to make one - without the back slit, of course. Has anyone come across a paper pattern for such a thing, please?

NotSpaghetti Thu 30-Apr-26 10:56:15

Sounds like the sort of crossover neck old "new baby" nightwear had.
There must be patterns out there somewhere. How interesting.

Allira Thu 30-Apr-26 11:22:21

Those hospital gowns with strings are horrible. Undignified ad an embarrassment.
Often the strings are missing too.

The new design sounds much better.

NotSpaghetti Thu 30-Apr-26 12:00:07

Is it this one from 2010?

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/the-hospital-gown-gets-iconic-makeover-2079821.html

Cold Thu 30-Apr-26 12:15:25

The NHS should start buying Swedish hospital gowns.

For the past 30+ years the Swedish hospital gown has been a loose night shirt, in cotton jersey, with buttons down the front. So much more comfortable than the NHS gown.

NotTooOld Thu 30-Apr-26 17:50:56

It was a bit like that, NotSpaghetti, but less bulky, I would say. I wish now I'd asked about it or taken a photograph but after a total hip replacement op I wasn't really feeling up to it! Thanks for looking.

NotSpaghetti Thu 30-Apr-26 20:26:57

Here's another from 2013!
www.today.com/health/hospital-introduces-new-gown-design-it-has-back-1b9519234

NotSpaghetti Thu 30-Apr-26 20:32:20

Here's another!
www.standardtextile.com/product/healing-spaces-patient-gowns/01tRk00000A4AxtIAF

CanadianGran Thu 30-Apr-26 20:42:12

That is good news. My DH just spent 11 days in hospital, with IV in both arms, and the wired patient monitors with all the leads on his abdomen and chest.

The style of gown open at the back, and with a tie at the waist wouldn't do up because of all the leads, so he was partially exposed once he was up and able to walk in the ward.

I had a look at some of the links, and they look functional and more modest.

Mojack26 Sat 02-May-26 14:58:01

Been around for years. Well in my local hospital they have

Nannabumble70 Sun 03-May-26 00:30:18

I taught myself to swim front crawl on doctor's advice against swimming breast stroke. It cured my sciatica.

poppysmum Sun 03-May-26 11:06:11

hate those hospital gowns they are so undignified the old ones. if you go to an outpatient clinic they give you one of those and one of the awful heavy cotton striped dressing gowns which have lots of pulled threads. i should imagine if someone is rushed into hospital and given one of those awful gowns it cant help them when they are recovering must make them feel awful