The amount of twins born globally has increased in recent years due to fertility treatments and women becoming pregnant at a higher age. However most twins are born prematurely which requires a fast establishment of a healthy breastfeeding pattern in order for them to gain weight and be discharged.The best and most timesaving and stress free way of doing so is by tandem breastfeeding, however this way of breastfeeding requires assistance.

A product proposal has therefore been designed to allow the mother to tandem breastfeed without the need of assistance at the hospital as well as at the home. This will improve both the mother´s and nurse´s workload, optimizing their time and bring a sense of serenity into a chaotic situation. Through research and interviews with both nurses and twin mothers, the needs and requirements of these user groups have been understood. This information has been used to generate sketches, concepts, mock ups and CAD-models which have been tested on the user groups to evaluate and provide feedback on the functions, interactions and perception of the concept. The product proposal has resulted in a semi-furniture that consists of a backrest with an adjustable back piece attached to two side pieces intended to hold the babies by securing them with an incorporated swaddle. A wedge on each side piece makes it possible to adjust these according to the size of the mothers upper body. Each part is upholstered and can be separated when cleaning the product by removing the cover and throwing it in the washing machine.