This thesis investigates how body mapping can externalize pregnancy experiences and guide design for supporting individuals during and after pregnancy. I have employed a qualitative research approach to collect and analyze data about pregnancy experiences from 24 individuals having pregnancy experience, including migrants, across the Global North and Global South. As body maps have been used in workshop setup in previous studies for visually representing and orally narrating their experiences, I have conducted workshops in individual and group settings, both online and offline, to explore potential differences in participant engagement and respon ses and analyzed the data through inductive thematic analysis. The findings of this research underscore the insights of pregnancy experiences that highlights themes like love and responsibility towards the unborn child, identity transformation, physical challenges and food cravings, loneliness, bodies not being their own and inner strength. In addition, the study also revealed participants’ reactions to using body mapping as a tool for self-reflection which highlighted feelings of liberation and sometimes revealed aspects that were unknown to them. In response to all the above findings, I present design implications in three parts to support the pregnancy journey. Firstly, I contributed knowledge on how the qualitative embodied data of pregnancy should be collected, analyzed and represented. Secondly, I presented design implications for pregnant individuals; and thirdly, I designed a self-reflective tool that can be used during postpartum as a support. / Controlling the Uncontrollable: The Impact of Reproductive Health Apps on Experiences of Pregnancy, Healthcare Professionals’ Work, and Data Governance. Funded by the Swedish Research Council. Project period, 2021-2024
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-532359 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Noor, Nabila |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informatik och media |
| 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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