Maternity exercise garment/undergarment

A maternity garment to be worn by a pregnant woman, comprising:

• an outer shell for covering a portion of the woman's body, the outer shell having a crotch area and extending from the shoulder area to the mid-thigh area of the woman's body;
• a support structure made of a 4-way stretch material and attached to the outer shell for providing support to selected areas of the woman's body during movement, said support structure comprising:
• an abdominal sling attached to the outer shell so as to support the lower abdominal area from just above the pubis area to just below the navel area, thereby providing support to the uterine area;
• a polygon-shape lower back support panel having each end attached to the outer shell and extending across the lower back area of the woman, the polygon-shaped back support panel being sufficiently wide to cover at least a portion of the sacral and the lower lumbar vertebrae to support the sacral and the lower lumbar area of the woman;
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• an inner thigh panel attached to the crotch area of the outer shell, said thigh panel extending downwardly from the crotch area to provide support to at least a portion of the inner thigh of the woman;
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• a crotch panel for retaining a medicating agent for preventing infections, said crotch panel being attached to the outer shell adjacent the crotch area of the shell.

An support garment to be worn by a wearer, comprising:

• an outer shell for covering a portion of the wearer's body, said outer shell having a crotch area;
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• a support structure attached to the outer shell for providing support to selected areas of the wearer's body during movement, said support structure comprising:
• an abdominal halter attached to the outer shell for supporting the wearer's lower abdominal area from just above the pubis area to just below the navel area;
• a substantially pentagon-shaped lower back support panel having each end attached to the outer shell and extending across the lower back of the wearer, the pentagon-shaped back support panel being sufficiently wide to cover and provide support to at least a portion of the sacral and the lower lumbar area;
• an inner thigh panel attached to the crotch area of the outer shell, said thigh panel extending downwardly from the crotch area to support a portion of the inner thigh of the wearer;
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• a crotch panel attached to the outer shell adjacent the crotch area of the shell.