baby beats prenatal bonding project
DESCRIPTION
This team project focused on the relationship with a mother and child before birth.TRANSCRIPT
Cold Hard Facts
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60 MillionChildbearing Women
That’s a lot of babies!
It’s Complicated14.5% Experience Complications
Sound Develops First
Bonding BenefitsReduces Complications
Long-Term EffectsEnhanced Well-Being
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Brittany + ScottExperienced Parents, Expecting Another
Encouragement
Absence
Multi-Functional
Amy + TylerInvolved Parents
First-time parents
Inclusion
Story vs. Mission
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Oh Baby!
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Mind The Gap
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Wearable, Interface, & Docking
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The Growing Bump
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So Fresh and So Clean
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Guts of Glory
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How can family and friends stay connected?
Talk To Me, Baby
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How does the device grow with the baby?
No More Tears
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call voicemail
response rate development
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ConnectRemote Communication
Home Is Where The Heart Is
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More Than a Powercord
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feedbackfeedback
play record mix
audioaudio
call voicemail
response rate development
time limit volume limitvolumetime
weeks20
AccommodationGestational Adjustment
Cha-Cha-Changes
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Flexibility
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All A-Glow
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A Family of Form
With attention paid to form language, both in its physical execution anddigital representation, this system maintains visual neutrality, cleanliness
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