Belly Buddy
Project Overview
About
Belly Buddy is a pioneering prenatal care system designed to manage breech pregnancies through early detection and non-invasive correction. It combines a handheld device with thermal imaging for accurate foetal position detection, a smart Belly Pad that provides corrective therapy, and a supportive app offering personalised exercises and educational content. Belly Buddy aims to reduce caesarean section rates, improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes, and empower mothers with greater control and confidence throughout their pregnancy
Team
Siddharth Ur
Harvard University
Siddharth UR is a designer featured in Forbes 30 Under 30, currently studying design engineering at Harvard. His work focuses on Human-AI interaction targeted at healthcare, accessibility, equity, and social impact.He has a passion for creating meaningful design solutions that save and improve lives all over the globe, especially in the healthcare sector. He has been recognized with 90 international design awards across 10 countries for his innovative and impactful projects that address the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Joyce Lee
Harvard University
Joyce Lee is a design-engineering graduate student at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, specializing in interdisciplinary innovation. As a defense professional, systems thinker, and artist-designer, Joyce brings a unique blend of creative and analytical expertise to her work. She identifies as a futurist, envisioning transformative possibilities for addressing complex global challenges. Joyce has exhibited her artwork both nationally and internationally and has contributed to major industry and nationwide projects. Her current research focuses on tackling infant mortality, investigating its underlying factors both globally and domestically, with a special emphasis on advancing emergency medical services (EMS) transportation and maternal health solutions.
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