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Ichraf Aroua, University of Carthage, TunisiaFaten Hussein, University of Carthage, Tunisia
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This study examines the impact of the ambiance in birth spaces on the experience of its specific user, the woman in labor, during childbirth. It highlights how her perception of the ambiance can be temporarily altered in this context. Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative in situ approaches, we analyzed the ambiance of two distinct birth space settings, in Tunis and Grenoble. An experimental protocol was developed to identify typical situations of disability in these two environments. This analysis was based on three dimensions of ambiance: spatial, physical, and emotional. This work aims to catalog the situations of disability experienced by women in labor during childbirth. The results, comparing the two study contexts, reveal that certain situations have a significant impact on the well-being and sensory experience of women during labor. These results pave the way for new perspectives on using ambiance as a tool for spatial design in contexts involving situations of disability. These results highlight new ways to use ambiance in spatial design for situations involving disability. These results offer new insights into utilizing ambiance as a tool for spatial design in contexts characterized by situations of disability.
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Conference: ACSS2025Stream: Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences
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Aroua I., & Hussein F. (2025) Altered Perception and Situations of Disability: A Case Study of the Sensitive Experience of Women in Labor During Birth ISSN: 2186-2303 – The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences 2025: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 217-228) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-2303.2025.18
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-2303.2025.18
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