‘Designing Motherhood’ at Gates Foundation

New special ex at the Gates Foundation visitor's center about motherhood. Because even if you haven't personally given birth, someone gave birth to you. It's on view through Dec. 30, and the price is right (admission is free). Here's my story for ParentMap.

NeoNatalie doll, funded by the Gates Foundation, to teach infant resuscitation
A real-life infographic where you add a dot for how much paid or unpaid parental leave you got. Someone put a dot at 23 weeks paid!!?
DialPak contraceptive dispenser, 2001, found on eBay
Baby-wearing station
NIFTY cup, for feeding babies born prematurely or babies with cleft palates
Co-curator Juliana Rowen Barton
Replica of a speculum from Pompeii, A.D. 79, from the Mutter Museum

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