2026 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Silver Winner

Joyful Pregnancy – Intelligent Maternity Support System

Entrant

City University of Macau

Category

Product Design - Pregnancy & Maternity

Client's Name

Xin Hu ,Xinyu Zhang , Xunqi Zhang

Country / Region

China

About The Entry

The design inspiration for Joyful Pregnancy stems from the concept of "embrace and support", symbolizing care and protection for pregnant women. It adopts a soft, streamlined shape that fits the natural curve of the abdomen, creating a continuous and supportive structure. The low-saturation pink and white color palette, paired with rounded edges, reduces a clinical appearance and enhances comfort for daily wear. The integration of shoulder straps and waist support maintains unique visual recognition while establishing a clear structural logic. The smooth surface and soft colors convey a sense of safety and warmth, transforming the product from a functional device into a wearable item that provides emotional support.

Joyful Pregnancy transcends single-function maternity products by integrating physical support, state sensing, and emotional interaction into a unified system. Compared to existing products that only focus on support or basic monitoring, this design introduces a shoulder-waist integrated load distribution structure, significantly enhancing comfort. Furthermore, the front-end interaction module enhances user feedback and perception, transforming the product from a passive assistant to an active support system.

Joyful Pregnancy, with its adjustable shoulder strap system and flexible wrapping structure, can accommodate different body types and pregnancy stages, while lowering the barrier to use. The intuitive interface minimizes the learning curve, enabling users to operate it with ease. It combines comfort, safety, and emotional comfort, providing continuous physical support and perceptible feedback, thereby enhancing the overall pregnancy experience and improving convenience and confidence in daily use.

In summary, Joyful Pregnancy transforms traditional medical assistive devices into emotionally appealing wearable systems. Through soft color combinations, friendly form language, and a lifestyle-friendly wearing method, it enhances the sense of companionship while reducing clinical appearance. By bridging the gap between healthcare products and everyday wearable devices, it transforms from a functional device into an emotionally driven design medium, demonstrating strong novelty and foresight in maternal product design.

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