Examining the Design Requirements of Functional Maternity Hospital Gowns Through User-Centered Design

A Braided Approach to the Development of Textile Print Designs for NICU Mothers’ Kangaroo Care Garments

“…The main objective of this research project was to develop textile print designs which would be implemented into a kangaroo care garment. We took note of the recent research conducted by Hwang and McCoy (2019) who developed a functional maternity gown through a user centered design approach to gain insight to physiological and psychological needs of mothers during and after giving birth. Hwang and McCoy (2019) noted women articulated that more memorable colors and prints of hospital gowns would contribute positively to their birthing experience and increase the desire to wear the hospital gown postpartum.…”

“…We took note of the recent research conducted by Hwang and McCoy (2019) who developed a functional maternity gown through a user centered design approach to gain insight to physiological and psychological needs of mothers during and after giving birth. Hwang and McCoy (2019) noted women articulated that more memorable colors and prints of hospital gowns would contribute positively to their birthing experience and increase the desire to wear the hospital gown postpartum. Based on this finding, the researchers conducted a contextual review aimed to discover what colors and prints would contribute to a more positive experience for NICU Moms.…”