Topic Presentation1. Community, Need &

Quality of Life2. Community of our choice

and its sub communities3. Specific needs4. Stakeholders5. What we’ve done so far &

future plans

T3012 - 04Christine LeeRaymond Ly

Jack XueBill Zhao

CommunityA collection of individuals with a common or similar set of interests and needs

Examples: o Gym members at GoodLife o Pregnant woman at various stages of

pregnancyo Night shift workers

NeedA lack of something necessary, desirable, oruseful which will significantly improve one’s quality of life

Examples:o Food/Water/Sheltero Self-actualization, respect

Quality of LifePersonal satisfaction with the conditions under which one lives, ease of one’s day to day struggles

Examples:oWealthoHealthoConvenience

Pregnant Women constantly plagued by numerous

discomforts and inconveniences many problems, habitual, biological or

physical can be addressed their quality of life can be greatly

improvedPROJECT: we are searching for a need

that we can solve with a technical solution to improve quality of life

Sub-communities We split up the pregnant community

by the stage of their pregnancy and by their age

We thought that the various stages of pregnancy and various age groups can result in different discomforts

Possible NeedsGeneral: Nutrition Protection from

exposure: air pollution, chemicals, etc.

Physical activity/wellness

Comfort Overall health

Third Trimester: Time of labour Transportation

Teenagers: Money

School/Education

Stakeholders Pregnant Women Future Mothers Doctors Families Manufacturers Government Hospitals

Contacting Stakeholders Mount Sinai

Hospital Toronto

General Hospital

Maternity Ward Prenatal Classes Parenting

Classes

Looking at forums• http://babyandbump.momtastic.com/• http://www.thepregnancyforum.com/

Searching nearby hospitals/classes:• http://www.mountsinai.on.ca/care/pre

natal-education-program/prenatal-classes

What we’ve done so far

Future Plans! Hospitals – doctors, gynecologists

Prenatal classes

Parenting classes

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