Abstract: A maternity coat includes a jacket portion and a front panel portion. The jacket portion has lateral sides adapted to be fastened to each other. The front panel portion has a wide end, a narrow end, an outer layer and an inner lining. The outer layer is laterally expandable between a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The inner lining is laterally elastic between the first and second lateral sides. The front panel is further fastenable to the jacket portion in at least a first and a second configuration. In the first configuration a first side of the front panel is fastened with the first side of the jacket portion, a second side of the front panel is fastened with a second side of the jacket portion, and the wide end of the front panel is aligned with a waist end of the jacket portion. The front panel further defines a first bump proximate a waist area of the jacket portion and the inner lining is located about the waist area.