Baby carriers double as skirts and handbags in this collection of functional workwear for mothers from London College of Fashion graduate Siyuan Liu. More about Siyuan Liu creates adaptable clothing for mothers in the workplace
Design firm Leadoff Studio and Spora Health have created the Momma's Kit – a health monitoring system that aims to reduce Black maternal mortality rates with the help of attention-grabbing graphics and packaging. More about Momma's Kit aims to cut maternal mortality rates among Black women
Australian start-up Hoopsy has created a recyclable pregnancy test that is 99 per cent made out of paper, aiming to stop millions of single-use plastic versions ending up in landfill each year. More about Hoopsy is a paper pregnancy test designed to tackle plastic waste
Sportswear brand Adidas has collaborated with British designer Stella McCartney on a collection of maternity sports clothes designed to adapt to women's bodies "through each stage of motherhood". More about Adidas and Stella McCartney unveil maternity collection featuring brand's first performance nursing bra
Maternity tech company Elvie has developed a silicone bra insert that allows mothers to pump hands-free from one breast while feeding their baby from the other. More about Elvie designs manual Curve breast pump to be hidden inside bra
Wearable technology company Petit Pli has launched a clothing collection made from mono-fibre polyester that adapts to the wearer's body shape and size. More about Petit Pli launches collection of unisex clothes that expand to fit the wearer
Nike has designed a collection of maternity sports clothing to suit all stages of pregnancy and post-birth, including a sports bra that allows wearers to breastfeed. More about Nike launches first maternity sportswear collection
As part of today's VDF's collaboration with Design Museum, London-based architect Stiliyana Minkovska is hosting a panel discussion on designing for pregnancy and childbirth. More about Stiliyana Minkovska identifies blindspots of maternity design in panel discussion for VDF and Design Museum
London-based architect Stiliyana Minkovska has designed a trio of undulating birthing chairs called Ultima Thule, which offer women a "sanctuary-like" environment during childbirth. More about Stiliyana Minkovska reimagines hospital maternity wards as "interstellar" spaces
London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has applied his signature colourful aesthetic to a tiled entrance and reception area for the maternity centre at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman brightens up London maternity centre with "flowerburst" mosaic
White Arkitekter has created a concept for a new mother and baby health unit at the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More about White Arkitekter develops maternity unit concept for hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo
HKS Architects and Engineers for Overseas Development have built a maternity unit in Uganda, using local materials, skills and technology to create a sustainable facility. More about Maternity facility in rural Uganda is entirely self-sustaining
Students from the Parsons School of Design have worked with hospital clothing company Care+Wear to create a patient gown that provides coverage, while also allowing doctors necessary access to the body. More about Parsons students partner with Care + Wear to redesign the hospital gown
Pomo summer: art director Jean-Paul Goude brought Postmodernism's bold shapes and historical references into the fashion world with his maternity dress for Grace Jones, which both disguised and celebrated her pregnancy.
More about Postmodern design: Grace Jones maternity dress by Jean-Paul Goude