Amie Shao: Designing Birth Spaces That Change Outcomes
From Play with Matches by UpSpring
April 28, 2026 · 31 min
About this episode
Amie Shao discusses how architectural design influences maternal health outcomes and patient care.
What if maternal health outcomes are shaped by design decisions? In this episode of Play with Matches, Amie Shao, Principal and Senior Director at Model of Architecture Serving Society (MASS), explores how architecture and the built environment influence maternal care, health equity, and patient outcomes. Through projects spanning Malawi to Boston, she explains why birth spaces impact trust, dignity, and whether families seek care at all. This conversation reframes healthcare design in the AE...
People in this episode
Guest: Amie Shao
Topics covered
- maternal health
- healthcare design
- architecture
- health equity
- patient outcomes
Keywords
- maternal health
- architecture
- health equity
- birth spaces
- patient outcomes
- design decisions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Model of Architecture Serving Society
Places: Malawi, Boston
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