Abstract: The invention concerns a support garment for a pregnant woman, comprising tights and a belt assembled together, the tights being a medical compression orthosis or everyday tights, characterized in that the belt comprises: a first band which extends around the waist in an uninterrupted manner between two joined ends and which is intended to come into contact with the skin, on the abdomen and the back of the pregnant woman, by putting it on or by employing adjustment means disposed at the two ends, and a second band made of a material that is less elastic than the first band and disposed on the first band as a reinforcement in order to support the weight of the forwardly swelling abdomen and thus relieve the back of the pregnant woman. The invention also concerns a method for the manufacture of a support garment for a pregnant woman.

Abstract: A compression and/or contention item that is designed to be fitted to a limb of a wearer, in particular for treating venous insufficiency, the item incorporating a memory for storing data, which data can be read and in some cases written by a distinct electronic device, the memory including at least one datum for identifying the item, wherein the memory is configured to record a date on which the item is first worn, in an activation operation that is carried out on the day the item is first worn and that includes a transfer of data, including the date on which the item is first worn, from the electronic device to the memory. A system and a method for managing the wearing of an item is also contemplated.