Özet:

Pregnancy is an important process in which women take their first steps into motherhood. Women who experience changes in physiological, psychological, social and body image during this period have difficulty in adapting to their new body appearance. For this reason, it is very important that the woman whose body is changed, especially in the later months of pregnancy, find clothes that will make her feel stylish, comfortable and happy. The screening method was used in this study, which aims to determine the model features preferred by pregnant women in their maternity clothes and to create maternity clothing designs in this direction. The universe of the study, pregnant women living in Ankara; the sample consists of 247 pregnant women selected by purposeful sampling method, one of the sampling methods whose probability is unknown. A questionnaire was prepared to collect data in the research. The data obtained as a result of the survey were analyzed using statistical methods and interpreted over tables. As a result of the research; the three most preferred clothing types are trousers, tights and dresses; they mostly prefer plain clothing; narrow and straight cut in maternity trousers; length over the kneecap in skirts; they prefer long lengths for blouses and shirts; carved collars; three quarter sleeve types; As for the arm form, it was determined that they mostly preferred the artificial arm. In line with the findings, maternity garment designs were created with a modular garment design approach for the model characteristics preferred by pregnant women.

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