"After becoming pregnant this spring, I quickly realized this wouldn't just be a journey of my body and emotions-it would also be a journey of stuff. Well-meaning loved ones sent me long lists of my must-have items and shared strong opinions about what brands I needed for my baby to live her best life. As an eco-conscious, minimalist New Yorker living on a tight budget in a tiny Manhattan apartment, this freaked me out almost as much as the prospect of birth itself."
"That's why when I heard about the new exhibit "Designing Motherhood: Things that Make and Break Our Births" at Museum of Arts and Design in Columbus Circle, I knew I had to go see it. The fascinating exhibition covers 150 years of how design has affected everything from menstruation to motherhood to menopause-and how all of these phases interact with products, programs and policies."
Designing Motherhood examines 150 years of products, programs, and policies that shape reproductive life from menstruation and conception through pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care and menopause. The exhibit traces fertility tools such as CycleBeads, ovulation predictor kits, Plan B, IUDs, birth control pills, condoms and insemination devices and shows their evolution. The display links maternal and infant products to design decisions, medical practices, social norms, market pressures and inequities in access and care. The presentation highlights how design choices affect bodily autonomy, caregiving labor, lactation support, birthing environments and experiences across different genders and communities.
Read at Time Out New York
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