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Communications and Public Programming Associate What is your role at the Discovery Center?I am part of the communications and public programming team. I support the development and planning of public-facing events and programs. I also assist with communications efforts to build and reach new audiences. I enjoy making connections between partners and the variety of…

Visitor Engagement Associate What is your role at the Discovery Center?I support the education and visitor experience team to engage visitors through storytelling. Most of the projects that I do are behind the scenes, but when I can, I enjoy being on the floor and connecting with visitors.

Exhibitions Associate What is your role at the Discovery Center?I support the exhibition team in producing exhibits from origin to opening. My work has me doing content research for current and future exhibits, collaborating on design, and helping to develop a robust microsite (website) experience for our exhibitions. I love learning and working with so…

Q&A with YAP member Vaanya Sharma

Postpartum hemorrhage, is one of the most common causes of maternal mortality. While the hormone oxytocin can help prevent it by stimulating the uterus to contract. Inhaled oxytocin would eliminate the need for injections, require minimal training, and is stable at room temperature.

The BD Odon Device™ is only the third tool created to assist with vaginal birth. It was designed by Argentinian car mechanic Jorge Odón, who watched a video about how to get a cork out of an empty wine bottle and wondered if the technique could support birth. He developed a prototype that quickly attracted…

The NIFTY™ Cup allows mothers to directly express milk, eliminating cross-contamination from other containers, while the spout’s small reservoir holds just enough milk to allow the infant to pace their own feeding.

NeoNatalie is a simulator that supports training in resuscitation during the first 10 minutes of life.

To connect nomadic women in Kenya to free maternity and postpartum care from traveling health workers, Dahabo Adi Galgallo designed culturally appropriate, solar-powered GPS bracelets.

In reproduction and caregiving, monitors can be designed to empower individuals, families, and larger communities, but they can also affect the way we perceive and react, magnify our anxieties, or compromise bodily autonomy and more intimate ways of knowing.