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11	Ett designprojekt med fokus på för tidigt födda barns emotionella behov i kuvös Andersson, Isabel January 2014 (has links) Babies born prematurely are deprived of normal sensorimotor stimulation when placed in an artificial environment, the incubator. The aim of this project was to design a series of products that could promote the baby’s emotional and neurological development, and to facilitate parental bonding. The products designed in this project has a theoretical basis on the research available today on cognitive and emotional development in children born prematurely. They were developed in close cooperation with a group of parents and nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit. Presence is a product collection for developmental care, consisting of a mattress, a figure and a necklace. The mattress has vibration sensors that transfer the mother’s heart beat and speakers with recorded heartbeat and her voice. The figure in silicone is designed for sensorimotor stimulation and can be together with the child in the incubator. The figure wears a cloth with mother’s scent. The cloth can be worn by parent in a necklace made of silicone. premature premature born fetus stimuli uterus develop senses smell maternal sound design industrial design concept product prematur för tidigt född stimuli livmoder foster utveckling sinnen sinnen hörsel doft design industridesign koncept produkt