maternal health

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By  Trevor Dermody 02:45 pm April 25, 2024
Israel-based Scopio Labs announced the FDA granted De Novo clearance for its Full-Field Bone Marrow Aspirate (FF-BMA) software that provides AI-enabled decision support tools for bone marrow analysis.  The FF-BMA application allows for bone marrow aspirate analysis. It combines full-field imaging and an AI-powered decision support system that allows hematopathologists to analyze bone marrow...
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By  Trevor Dermody 11:43 am April 17, 2024
Family and reproductive benefits care company Stork Club announced its services will now be available in 100 countries through employers with global coverage.  Stork Club provides reproductive care benefits for employers and their employees, offered as an employee benefit, with virtual visits or in-clinic care options that include fertility services, newborn care, maternity and return-to-work...
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By  Trevor Dermody 12:43 pm April 16, 2024
Postpartum Support International (PSI), which provides support and free resources to women with perinatal mental health disorders (PMHD), announced it launched a new app called Connect by PSI.  The Connect app allows users to access PSI’s helpline and crisis assistance, a supportive community made up of fellow patients and medical professionals, and a library of PMHD resources. Helpline and...
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By  Jessica Hagen 05:16 pm April 3, 2024
Health insurance company MotivHealth announced it is partnering with Utah-based telehealth company AZOVA to provide its members with Birth Doula Support Memberships.  AZOVA is a digital health platform that offers services in primary care, pediatrics, behavioral health, women's health, dermatology, men's health, vaccinations and testing services.  Regarding its women's health services, the...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:27 pm March 5, 2024
Tech-enabled food delivery company FarmboxRx announced it is launching a Maternal Health Program to provide access to food and nutrition education to at-risk pregnant women during and after pregnancy. The program can be curated for specific populations. It will promote health literacy, focusing on newborn and child immunizations, postpartum mental healthcare, prenatal and postpartum care, vision...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:49 pm October 6, 2023
Maternity-focused digital health company Diana Health secured $34 million in Series B funding led by Norwest Ventures Partners, bringing its total raise to $46 million.  Existing investors LRVHealth and .406 Ventures participated in the round, as did AlleyCorp.  WHAT IT DOES The New York-based company partners with hospitals and health systems to offer tech-enabled OB-GYN and women's health...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:28 pm August 14, 2023
Mae Health, a digital health platform that offers pregnancy and postpartum support for Black expectant mothers, announced that it is partnering with government-funded healthcare provider Molina Healthcare of Virginia to deliver Mae's offerings to Molina members at no cost.  Mae offers a pregnancy tracker, real-time support services, pregnancy education, personalized lifestyle and care tips, and...
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By  Emily Olsen 01:33 pm January 27, 2023
The Supreme Court's decision that overturned Roe v. Wade officially came down more than half a year ago, and abortion access has narrowed for a large portion of the country.  Elizabeth Bailey, managing director at RH Capital, said there are plenty of opportunities for digital health investors and startups to make waves in the women's health space.  Though women's health tech still makes up a...
A pregnant person talking to a provider through a video chat on her laptop.
By  Emily Olsen 10:20 am September 12, 2022
Tech-enabled maternity clinic Millie raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by TMV Ventures and BBG Ventures. Others participating in the financing round include Venn Growth Partners; Looking Glass Capital; Learn Capital; Hustle Fund; Banana Capital's Turner Novak; Michelle Kennedy of fertility and motherhood-focused social media platform Peanut; and Tristan Walker, founder and CEO of...
Mahmee CEO and cofounder Melissa Hanna
By  Emily Olsen 10:37 am May 20, 2022
Compared with other wealthy countries, the U.S. lags when it comes to maternal health outcomes. Maternal mortality rates have generally worsened since 1987, reaching 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020. The mortality rate for Black women was nearly three times higher than the rate for white women. Melissa Hanna, CEO and cofounder of maternal health startup Mahmee, sat down with...