A Feminist HCI Approach to Designing Postpartum Technologies - When I First Saw a Breast Pump I Was Wondering If It Was a Joke

Explore a feminist HCI approach to designing postpartum technologies in this 21-minute conference talk from the CHI '16: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Delve into the findings of a design process that gathered over 1,000 mother-submitted ideas for improving breast pumps. Examine environmental, legal, social, and emotional aspects of the postpartum period, uncovering opportunities for supportive technologies. Gain insights into Feminist HCI theory, crowdsourcing, and participatory design as speakers Catherine D'Ignazio, Alexis Hope, Becky Michelson, Robyn Churchill, and Ethan Zuckerman present their research on enhancing the motherhood experience through HCI innovations.