A Study on the Application of Sensory Consideration to Policies and Design for Emotional Stability of Pregnant Women

In modern society, pregnant women experience various physical and emotional changes and discomforts. Therefore, this study explores the necessity and significance of sensory-centered environmental design, which focuses on ‘sensory sensitivity’ to promote emotional stability in pregnant women, moving beyond existing support-centered policies. The study examined the relationship between the characteristics of pregnant women and sensory processing sensitivity, as well as the discomforts arising in their daily lives from multiple perspectives. Furthermore, through case analysis, it confirmed that sensory-stable environments practically contribute to improving quality of life and proposed the direction of social inclusive design through experience design that mitigates overstimulation. Through this, the concept of sensory consideration design is defined as ‘sensory rights design’ and proposed as a new paradigm at the level of public services and policy design. This study emphasizes that a design approach considering sensory sensitivity plays a pivotal role in social inclusion, rights protection, and the qualitative transformation of public services.