Abstract: A vest garment is provided for audio stimulation of a fetus by a birth mother includes a back and a left and a right bodice. The left and right bodice are stitched to the back along the sides and over the shoulders so that arms may be passed through an armhole opening defined by the back and each bodice. One bodice includes an audio speaker pocket strategically positioned over the stomach. The other bodice includes an audio signal source pocket which need not be strategically positioned, but which is arranged so as to counterbalance the weight of the speakers in the speaker pocket. An optional microphone input to the audio source signal pocket is provided as are supplemental headphones for the mother.

Abstract: A speculum includes manually operated scissor arms with keyed shafts at the ends of each arm adapted to receive speculum jaw or blade members supported on the shaft in a desired, adjustable orientation. The speculum blades include a self-contained fiber optic light source. An optional sleeve with shape memory characteristics may be used in combination with the speculum jaw members.