Design Education · 2019

Designing For Pediatric Feeding Challenges

In this class we focused on the pediatric population who have feeding challenges in the neonatal ICU, the labor and delivery room, and at home once discharged.

Two students wearing safety goggles at a workbench in the shop, prototyping feeding devices from bottle nipples, tubing, and a nursing model.
Role
Course designer and co-instructor
Partners
Co-taught with Dr. Henry Lee, Neonatologist
Method
Winter/Spring 2019

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In this class we focused on the pediatric population who have feeding challenges in the neonatal ICU, the labor and delivery room, and at home once discharged. Students designed novel medical devices to improve care for children struggling with various feeding challenges.