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“No significant changes were encountered in the FHR baseline or beat-to-beat variability during placement of the support.”
“The maternal systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressures were unaffected by the support. The right-sided and left-sided cardiac out-puts were unchanged during the monitoring periods.”
“This elastic/Velcro® lumbar and abdominal support, available to relieve low backache, did not acutely affect the hemodynamics of the fetus and mother.”
“Each woman claimed that she felt more comfortable after being fitted with the support on the day of testing.”
“Each woman, when questioned two weeks later, reported improvement in back discomfort while sitting and standing.”
These are excerpts from a clinical study done on CMO’s patented Mother-To-Be® Maternity Support at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
CMO designed and patented the Mother-To-Be® Maternity Support in the mid-1980’s. Since then it has been used by physicians and therapists to bring comfort to tens of thousands of pregnant ladies. Still, people occasionally ask whether it is safe for a pregnant lady to wear a support like Mother-To-Be®. By testing the hemodynamics of the fetus and mother, the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine study showed what most physicians already knew--it is safe. Their study concluded:
 “This elastic/Velcro® lumbar and abdominal support, available to relieve low backache, did not acutely affect the hemodynamics of the fetus and mother.”
The study also confirmed that Mother-To-Be® does effectively reduce backache. Each woman in the test reported feeling better after putting on Mother-To-Be for the first time. Furthermore , when rechecked two weeks later, each woman reported feeling even better from wearing it.
If you would like to read the entire copyrighted study, it can be found in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine: 0024-7758/99/4412, pages 1007-1011. It is titled, “Low Backache During Pregnancy, Acute Hemodynamic Effects of a Lumbar Support” by C. M. Beaty, M.D.; V. J. Bhaktaram, M.D.; W. F. Rayburn, M.D., et al and is the result of a study conducted at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine by the Section of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine.
CMO’s Loving Comfort® Maternity Support uses the same proven design as Mother-To-Be® but with a special elastic that is very soft to the skin and cool to wear. Choose Mother-To-Be® for maximum support or Loving Comfort® for extra comfort.
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