Empower Elle is currently designing and testing a patent-pending birthing gown and an operating room medical device to improve the experience of skin-to-skin contact in labour and birth- regardless of whether you have a vaginal or a cesarean birth. 
 

With fifteen years working with birthing people and healthcare providers, we have witnessed the importance of reduced separation and essential skin-to-skin contact for all mothers, birthing people, partners and healthcare providers. When babies are placed in skin-to-skin contact, a cascade of neuro, physical and emotional effects starts leading to more bonding, attachment, wellness and happiness.