Introduction
Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from agonising to manageable. But when it comes to the inevitable realities of ageing and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should. In recent years death has become a medicalised experience as opposed to a humanised experience. End of life care puts our fates in the hands of people valued more for their technical accomplishments than for their understanding of human needs.
In this two weeks project, we aim to design an experience that enables or enhances a good death. We focused on the circumstances of stillbirth asking themselves the question: What is a good death for someone who didn’t even have a chance to live? For example, what would be a good death to an unborn fetus?