eindra lin

The Birth Story

User Evaluative Research, Branding, UI/UX Design

The time of birth can be an exciting, exhausting, and emotionally charged time, and important medical information and memories often gets lost in the fog. Within the design system Myana created in partnership with university researchers and design studio Dezudio, my teammate Elijah Benzon and I conceptualized a micro-app that would support birth parents in recording the medical and contextual information of their birth story, and allow them to capture and process the emotions of the experience.

Role

Co-Designer

Course

Interaction Design

Studio

Duration

5 weeks

Tools

Illustrator, Figma

Illustrator,

Figma

User Interviews

We interviewed two mothers who had given birth within the past year. We received insightful feedback on our proposed wireframes:

Adding zoomed out and exportable overview of the timeline outside the app
Simplifying journal entries function to avoid confusion
Adding private mode to entries to allow for more intimate processing

Adding zoomed out and exportable overview of the timeline outside the app
Simplifying journal entries function to avoid confusion
Adding private mode to entries to allow for more intimate processing

"I wish I could just click and go,

instead of having to choose."

"I wish I could just click and go, instead of having to choose."

First Concepts

Client Goals

Contextual Information

Gather contextual details about the birth, such as who was there, when it happened, how long it took, and where it occurred.

The Birth Narrative

Provide a way for users to log the events and narrative of

labor and delivery.

The Birth Narrative

Provide a way for users to log the events and narrative of labor and delivery.

Medical Information

Collect detailed medical information about the birthing parent and baby during labor and delivery, including medications, diagnoses, pain management, and postpartum treatment plans.

Emotional Processing

Capture the emotions and feelings of the birthgivers and others during the birth process, and help the birthgiver reflect on their birth experience, process challenges or trauma, and focus on growth, healing, and positive takeaways.

Filter + Gentle Nudges

Users can filter their timeline by journal entries,

moments, or medical information. Gentle nudges

will also appear periodically allowing users to

quickly see certain information, such as medical

information for a 6-week appointment after birth.

Users can filter their timeline by journal entries, moments, or medical information. Gentle nudges will also appear periodically allowing users to

quickly see certain information, such as medical information for a 6-week appointment after birth.

Users can filter their timeline by journal entries, moments, or medical information. Gentle nudges will also appear periodically allowing users to quickly see certain information, such as medical information for a 6-week appointment after birth.

Export

Users can view an overview

of their birth story through

colored entries, with options

to export details and download

a full PDF of their story. They

can also be mailed a card of

their story that can be used to

hold important papers or as

memento of their journey.

Users can view an overview of their birth story through colored entries, with options to export details and download a full PDF of their story. They can also be mailed a card of their story that can be used to hold important papers or as memento of their journey.