Indonesian digital health company Alodokter has acquired the pregnancy app Diary Bunda from Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corp. for an undisclosed sum.
Meanwhile, Marubeni also pledged an investment to Alodokter's parent company, Singapore-based Ranelagh, which also operates the doctor platform Alomedika.
WHY IT MATTERS
Launched in 2020, Diary Bunda provides personalised medical information and...
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...
Pregnancy and postpartum care startup Ruth Health raised $2.4 million in a seed funding round led by Giant Ventures.
Other participants include Citylight VC, Cleo Capital Scout Fund, Crista Galli Ventures, Duro VC, Emmeline Ventures, Gaingels, Global Founders Capital, Pentas Ventures, SOMA Capital, Techstars, Torch Capital, YCombinator and strategic angel investors. The company said this seed...
Virtual behavioral health company Brave Health is partnering with the Doula Network, a service that pairs pregnant Medicaid patients with doulas, to offer maternal mental healthcare.
As part of the partnership, TDN will refer its patients to Brave for services like individual, group, family and couples therapy, as well as psychiatry and medication management. TDN currently works with Medicaid...
Australian medical device maker Baymatob has closed an equity placement of A$4.215 million ($3 million), proceeds from which will be used to complete its in-human clinical trials for its AI-enabled labour monitoring device.
The placement includes cornerstone funding from the Future of Healthcare Fund of insurance firm Australian Unity.
WHAT IT'S FOR
Baymatob's flagship device Oli uses sensors and...
Virtual obstetric care platform Babyscripts announced Monday it has raised $12 million in Series B funding.
The round was led by MemorialCare Innovation Fund with participation from Philips and the CU Healthcare Innovation Fund.
“The pandemic exacerbated existing disparities in maternal health, while showcasing the effectiveness of digital tools for managing pregnancy and equalizing care,” Caleb...
Mae, a digital health platform that provides pregnancy and postpartum support for Black people, announced its launch with $1.3 million in pre-seed funding.
The round was led by SteelSky Ventures with participation from Avestria Ventures, MBX Capital, Rhia Ventures, and the Social Starts Health and Happiness Fund.
WHAT IT DOES
Mae offers a pregnancy tracker, personalized lifestyle and care tips,...
Virtual obstetric care platform Babyscripts is partnering with physician enablement company Privia Health, allowing physicians in Privia’s women’s health division to use Babyscripts with their pregnant and postpartum patients.
Babyscripts’ remote monitoring tools let providers monitor maternal mental health, hypertension, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes, while its app provides educational...
Non-profit organization Pregnancy After Loss Support launched an app to help couples who are pregnant again after a miscarriage or stillbirth.
The Pregnancy After Loss app, developed by Allobee, allows users to create customized pregnancy progress updates, learn coping skills and self-care, and connect with other community members who are pregnant after experiencing a miscarriage.
"I am so...
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and BehaVR have teamed up to offer moms-to-be NurtureVR, a virtual reality program that supplies prenatal education, pain management, mindfulness strategies and support after giving birth.
The system will launch at Hoag in September as a pilot program before becoming available to healthcare providers and health plans in November.
“We are delighted to partner...
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