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| Denmark hospital's first delivery room of future. |
Philips
developed a new and innovative concept to help women stay calm and improve the
experience of a major life event. With the collaboration with Philips the simple
delivery room is changed into a sensory room, with soothing lights and image
formation that provides a stimulating ambience.
The project
was started in Denmark hospital. Katrine Hornum-Stenz, chief midwife at
Nordsjællands Hospital says “The use of lighting, sound and imagery in delivery
rooms is based on developments over many years. It is intended to help women in
labour to experience calm and reassurance during the birth, thereby enhancing
the experience of giving birth for both the woman and her family. We also
expect the new sensory birthing rooms to help create a more pleasant working
environment for staff.”[1]
The experience
varies according to the woman’s stage of labor. In the early stages of labor,
it consists of an app which help the women practice various breathing
techniques. It includes a special audiovisual programme that supports the women
breathing. The rhythm of breathing is displayed on to a large audiovisual panel
through changing light and sound in the room. The app also helps woman and her
family to change the colors in labor room according to her need.
As the women
progresses in labor, the visualization grows and changes in response to data
obtained from woman’s contraction. The animation is based on contractions monitoring
data which is also simultaneously assessed by an obstetrician.
At the start
of contraction, the animation on the wall changes to breathing coach to support
contraction and also lend a point to focus on during the peak of contraction. For
each contraction, a new flower grows up whose size and color is based on the
intensity and duration of contraction. The distance between flowers indicate the
interval between two successive contractions.
The visual
pattern created provides the patient and her family a beautiful and simple idea
about progress in labor, at the same time it helps to take her mind off the
pain of contractions.
After the
baby is born the visual design is also completed. The whole experience can be
saved to visualize it later electronically and providing a beautiful experience.
The Philips video
is worth watching and explains it all.
A very detailed blog post. Thank you for providing the so useful information about sensory birthing.
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