Most labour rooms in Sweden pretty much all look the same. They have a white plastic floor and a light colored wall. The room has one bed, and next to the bed you find machines that will help you if anything goes wrong. These rooms are made to give birth in - but somehow they’re not made for that at all. This project is based on research showing that home births can lower the risk of several medical interventions, infections and helps to get a better birthing experience overall (in low risk pregnancies). In Sweden only about 0,1% give birth at home, which is something that might change with time - but not everyone has the possibility, or feel safe enough, to give birth in their own home - or even want to. In Swedish history there was a transition from giving birth at home to giving birth at the hospital - and during this transition there also existed delivery homes. These were places that gave the opportunity to give birth in a home like setting - but with a more evolved medical security than in the home. These homes were later found not as cheap to run as the cost effective hospitals - and were all eventually shut down. Until now. The project uses biophilic design and rounded shapes to connect to the shapes of nature, while at the same time combining it with the rural Swedish home. The project becomes a space to give birth in - but also share experiences, meeting family on your terms, celebrate the life created and mourn when life gets taken away too soon. The birth of a child is one of the biggest things that can happen in a persons life. And we should give birth, not only with medical support - but with spatial support as well.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-210866 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Hovrell, Yonna |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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