HCI and Intimate Care as an Agenda for Change in Women’s Health
summary
Argues that HCI largely ignores non-maternal women’s health and offers an urinary incontinence case study from eight months of observation in an NHS pelvic‑health clinic: physios use manual exams, cross‑section diagrams, vaginal cones, probes and the Sims speculum, and note that self‑insertion increases comfort; cites 14% of UK women with incontinence seeking help. Describes DIY responses like a 3D printable speculum and Gynepunk, suggests wearable sensing + smart textiles for pelvic‑fit monitoring, and urges design for lived, embodied experience rather than only clinical function.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction to research
- 1:18Speculum and women’s health
- 4:12Case study on incontinence
- 9:40Feminist approaches to body
- 12:10DIY and open-source tools
- 14:23Call for HCI innovation
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