Article of infant clothing

An article of clothing, comprising:

• an infant pod configured to contain an infant, the infant having a birth weight in a range of 1 pound to 11 pounds;
• the infant pod having a cavity configured to contain upper appendages, lower appendages and a torso of the infant, wherein the infant pod has no appendage apertures or extensions for the upper appendages or the lower appendages of the infant whereby the upper appendages and the lower appendages cannot exit the cavity;
• the infant pod having an openable and closeable infant ingress-egress aperture extending longitudinally along a length of the infant pod from a neck opening to a foot end;
• the infant pod having an anterior torso aperture;
• the infant pod comprises an anterior body cover with a left side and a right side, the anterior body cover including the ingress-egress aperture that extends between the left side and the right side;
• the anterior body cover comprising an anterior base panel and an anterior top panel;
• the anterior torso aperture is formed in the anterior base panel and coverable by the anterior top panel such that the anterior top panel overlies the anterior torso aperture;
• the anterior top panel is joined to the anterior base panel such that, when the anterior top panel overlies the anterior torso aperture, a pocket is formed between the anterior base panel and the anterior top panel which provides access to the anterior torso aperture;
• the pocket is accessible through an opening disposed between the anterior top panel and the anterior base panel along a lower peripheral edge area of the anterior top panel;
• the infant pod has a longitudinal center;
• the anterior torso aperture is disposed at opposing sides of the longitudinal center of the infant pod, and extends across the longitudinal center of the infant pod;
• the ingress-egress aperture of the anterior body cover is laterally off-center of the longitudinal center of the infant pod and lateral of and spaced from the anterior torso aperture;
• and
• wherein the anterior top panel is joined to the anterior base panel by at least one fastener, wherein the at least one fastener comprises a permanent fastener.