# Maternal Healthcare * **Definition:** Maternal healthcare refers to the comprehensive medical care provided to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, aimed at ensuring the health and well-being of both the mother and the child. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Maternal Healthcare ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Maternal Healthcare**, for healthcare technology leaders * 3.2K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/27/2025 | [**Gates Foundation Awards Axmed $5M Grant to Boost Maternal and Child Health ...**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/27/gates-foundation-awards-axmed-5m-grant/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**Maternal health AI agent, cloud device pilot to connect rural mothers to care**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/maternal-health-ai-agent-cloud-device-pilot-connect-rural-mothers-care) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**How can telemedicine better serve the unique needs of women's behavioral health?**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/how-can-telemedicine-better-serve-unique-needs-womens-behavioral-health) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 5/14/2025 | [**Illinois ”Healthy Baby” Pilot: Google alth Unite for Maternal Health**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/14/illinois-healthy-baby-pilot-google-drive-health-unite-for-maternal-health/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 5/14/2025 | [**Can an AI 'Nurse' Improve Maternal Health Outcomes? - HealthLeaders Media**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/innovation/can-ai-%E2%80%98nurse%E2%80%99-improve-maternal-health-outcomes) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 5/14/2025 | [**Can an AI 'Nurse' Improve Maternal Health Outcomes? - HealthLeaders Media**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/innovation/can-ai-nurse-improve-maternal-health-outcomes) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 5/13/2025 | [**Drive Health and Google Partner with the State of Illinois to Improve At-Risk Maternal Health ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/drive-health-and-google-partner-with-the-state-of-illinois-to-improve-at-risk-maternal-health-outcomes-302453911.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 5/13/2025 | [**Drive Health and Google Partner with the State of Illinois to Improve At-Risk Maternal Health ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/drive-health-google-partner-state-130000307.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 5/8/2025 | [**Delfina Care Named “Best Maternal Health Platform” in 9th Annual MedTech Breakthrough ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/delfina-care-named-best-maternal-140000040.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 4/16/2025 | [**Potential Medicaid Cuts Threaten Maternal Healthcare - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/innovationrx/2025/04/16/potential-medicaid-cuts-threaten-maternal-healthcare/) | [[Forbes]] | | 4/14/2025 | [**Health Equity eekly Roundup: April 14, 2025**](https://www.ajmc.com/view/health-equity-access-weekly-roundup-april-14-2025) | [[AJMC]] | | 4/3/2025 | [**5 Reasons Why Remote Patient Monitoring for Blood Pressure is Beneficial for Maternal Health**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/04/03/5-reasons-why-remote-patient-monitoring-for-blood-pressure-is-beneficial-for-maternal-health/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 2/20/2025 | [**Millie Secures $12M Series A to Continue Closing Gaps in Maternal Healthcare - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/millie-secures-12m-series-continue-140000255.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/20/2025 | [**Millie Secures $12M Series A to Continue Closing Gaps in Maternal Healthcare**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20250220127655/millie-secures-12m-series-a-to-continue-closing-gaps-in-maternal-healthcare) | [[Morningstar]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**New York State Backs Safety Net Hospital Partnerships - Healthcare Innovation**](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/finance-revenue-cycle/hospital-and-health-system-operations/news/55264869/new-york-state-backs-safety-net-hospital-partnerships) | [[Healthcare Innovation]] | | 1/1/2025 | [**Patient trends in 2025: What to expect in the year ahead - Chief Healthcare Executive**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/patient-trends-in-2025-what-to-expect-in-the-year-ahead) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 11/23/2024 | [**Health IT Product News Report November 2024**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/health-it-product-news-report-november-2024/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 11/12/2024 | [**Medicaid quity: Addressing Disparities in Maternal and Mental Health**](https://hitconsultant.net/2024/11/12/medicaid-health-equity-disparities-in-maternal-and-mental-health/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 11/6/2024 | [**The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health xpands Board of Advisors with Five Healthcare Industry Leaders, Enhancing Commitment to Patient Safety and Innovation**](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/11/06/2975819/0/en/The-Physician-Patient-Alliance-for-Health-Safety-Expands-Board-of-Advisors-with-Five-Healthcare-Industry-Leaders-Enhancing-Commitment-to-Patient-Safety-and-Innovation.html) | [[Globe Newswire]] | | 11/5/2024 | [**AHA criticizes 2.9ncrease in CMS' OPPS final rule - Healthcare Finance News**](https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/aha-criticizes-29-increase-cms-opps-final-rule) | [[Healthcare Finance]] | | 8/19/2024 | [**Maternal healthcare sees a surge in venture capital - Fast Company**](https://www.fastcompany.com/91175282/maternal-healthcare-venture-capital-funding) | [[Fast Company]] | | 7/31/2024 | [**Top 10 Clinical Perinatal Software Companies - Best Support Provided**](https://media.market.us/top-10-clinical-perinatal-software-companies/) | media.market.us | | 7/18/2024 | [**Stakeholders Advocate For Leveraging Technology To Enhance Maternal, Child Health In Nigeria**](https://sciencenigeria.com/stakeholders-advocate-for-leveraging-technology-to-enhance-maternal-child-health-in-nigeria/) | sciencenigeria.com | | 9/21/2023 | [**MedCity FemFwd Podcast**](https://medcitynews.com/tag/medcity-femfwd-podcast/) | [[MedCity News]] | | 4/6/2023 | [**About the Editors**](https://www.nature.com/npjwomenshealth/editors) | [[Nature]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Navigate Maternity**: A maternal health tech company focused on improving access to maternity care through remote patient monitoring. - **GE HealthCare**: A healthcare technology company involved in initiatives to enhance maternal healthcare access in underserved communities. - **BabyLiveAdvice**: A platform designed to assist hospitals and clinics in maternity deserts by providing essential maternal care services. - **Millie**: A tech-enabled maternity clinic that combines midwifery-led services with advanced technology to improve maternal health outcomes. - **VSee Health**: A telehealth platform enhancing virtual maternal care services, particularly in underserved areas. - **Pear Suite**: A platform providing birthworkers with tools for care coordination, documentation, and billing to improve maternal healthcare. - **Oula**: A maternity center in New York that provides midwifery-led care and has received funding for expanding its services due to positive health outcomes. - **PolicyMap**: Integrated Surgo Health's Granular Maternity Vulnerability Index to identify vulnerable populations and facilitate targeted interventions. - **Get Well**: A leader in digital patient engagement, focusing on maternal health equity and reducing disparities in care. - **Delfina Care Inc.**: An AI-powered maternal health platform recognized for its innovative solutions to improve maternal health outcomes. - **Drive Health**: A healthcare technology company partnering with Google to launch the Healthy Baby pilot program aimed at improving maternal health outcomes. - **Sonio**: A company focusing on maternal healthcare, emphasizing the need for enhanced cybersecurity measures. - **Maven Clinic**: A virtual clinic specializing in women's and family health, recently raised $125 million to enhance maternity care and fertility benefits. - **BB Imaging**: A sonography services company focused on improving maternal healthcare access in underserved communities, aiming to reach 10 million patients annually by 2035. - **KONZA National Network**: Launched Birth Connect, a Health Information Exchange tool to improve data sharing for maternal healthcare. - **Royal Philips**: A healthcare technology company collaborating with various health plans to enhance access to prenatal and postpartum care for high-risk pregnancies. - **Ascension Florida**: A nonprofit health system enhancing access to maternal healthcare through new facilities and advanced technologies. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **VSee Health and BabyLiveAdvice**: Collaborating to enhance virtual maternal care services in areas lacking adequate maternity care. - **PolicyMap and Surgo Health**: Integrating the Granular Maternity Vulnerability Index to address maternal health disparities. - **Maven Clinic and Investors**: Secured $125 million in funding to enhance maternity care services. - **Get Well and LifeBridge Health**: Focused on improving maternal health outcomes through patient engagement and communication. - **BB Imaging and Telescan®**: Collaborating to enhance prenatal care access and maternal health outcomes. - **Global Ultrasound Institute**: Partnering to develop training programs for healthcare workers in Kenya to improve maternal healthcare. - **GE HealthCare Foundation and Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation**: Collaborating to fund local organizations improving maternal healthcare access in Milwaukee. - **Pear Suite and O Community Doulas**: Creating a Doula Help Desk to support maternal and child health through technology. - **Drive Health and Google**: Partnering with the State of Illinois to launch the Healthy Baby pilot program to improve maternal health outcomes. - **Instacart and Northwell Health**: Enhancing access to nutritious food for expectant mothers in underserved communities. - **Philips, Amerigroup, CareSource Georgia, Peach State Health Plan**: Partnered to enhance access to prenatal and postpartum healthcare for high-risk pregnancies through remote monitoring solutions. - **Women's Health Access Matters and KPMG**: A partnership aimed at enhancing women's health research and investment. - **Philips and Amerigroup, CareSource Georgia, Peach State Health Plan**: Implementing remote patient monitoring for high-risk pregnancies. - **KONZA National Network and Hartford HealthCare**: Collaboration on the development and pilot of Birth Connect to enhance maternal and infant health data sharing. - **Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition, Baptist Health, Philips Avent**: Collaborated to provide a one-year free subscription to the Pregnancy+ app to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. - **Royal Philips, Amerigroup, CareSource Georgia, and Peach State Health Plan**: Partnering to provide remote monitoring solutions for high-risk pregnancies in Georgia. - **Tia and Nourish**: Partnered to provide personalized nutrition guidance for women's health, addressing various health needs including fertility and chronic disease management. - **Northwell Health and Instacart**: This partnership aims to improve food access for expecting mothers in food-insecure communities. - **VSee Health, Health Tech Without Borders, and iDocta**: Expanding Project VITAL Africa telehealth pilots to improve healthcare access in Cameroon. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Maternal Health Equity Programs**: Initiatives by companies like Get Well to address disparities in maternal healthcare. - **Telehealth Expansion**: Increasing use of telehealth platforms to address maternal healthcare needs in underserved areas. - **Funding for Maternal Health Startups**: Increased investments in startups like Millie and Maven Clinic to address maternal health challenges. - **Millie**: A modern maternity clinic utilizing a hybrid care model that integrates midwifery and technology to improve maternal health outcomes. - **Maternal Health Program by FarmboxRx**: A program aimed at addressing social determinants of health for pregnant women through nutrition education and food access. - **HHS Investment**: Nearly $75 million to enhance healthcare access in rural communities, focusing on maternal healthcare services. - **Doula Help Desk**: A new initiative aimed at empowering doulas with resources and support to improve maternal health outcomes. - **Investment in Maternal Health**: Venture capital firms invested $306.5 million in maternal health companies in 2023, indicating a significant rise in funding for maternal health innovations. - **Healthy Baby Pilot Program**: A multi-year initiative providing expectant mothers with technology and AI support to improve maternal health outcomes in rural areas. - **AI and Data Analytics**: Utilization of AI in maternal health to provide personalized insights and improve care outcomes. - **Perinatal Case Management Program**: Launched by Adobe Population Health to improve maternal and infant health outcomes through personalized care. - **Digital Health Solutions**: The Pregnancy+ app offers personalized content and resources for expectant mothers, enhancing maternal care through technology. - **Academy Health Projects**: Utilizing EHR and claims data to address maternal health disparities and improve healthcare access. - **Powering Milwaukee Forward**: An initiative to enhance access to maternal healthcare in underserved communities by funding local organizations. - **Birth Connect**: A new Health Information Exchange tool designed to provide timely alerts to OB/GYNs for better maternal care. - **Remote Patient Monitoring**: Programs like Philips' initiative in Georgia aim to provide remote monitoring and personalized health coaching for pregnant individuals, addressing high-risk pregnancies. - **AI Solutions in Maternity Care**: GE HealthCare's AI Innovation Lab is developing tools to improve diagnostic decision-making in maternity care. - **Pomelo Care**: A virtual medical practice aimed at improving maternal and newborn health outcomes, recently raised $46 million in funding. - **Granular Maternity Vulnerability Index (gMVI)**: A tool to identify vulnerable populations and facilitate targeted interventions in maternal health. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Healthcare Disparities**: Ongoing disparities in maternal healthcare access and outcomes for underserved communities. - **Healthcare Inequities**: The need for improved healthcare access and outcomes for marginalized communities, particularly in maternal health. - **Out-of-Pocket Expenses**: Many families incur significant out-of-pocket expenses for maternal healthcare, hindering access to necessary services. - **Maternity Care Deserts**: Over 35% of U.S. counties are identified as maternity care deserts, highlighting the need for improved access to maternal healthcare. - **Maternal Mortality Crisis**: The U.S. faces high maternal and infant mortality rates, prompting calls for improved healthcare policies and investments. - **Access to Care**: Many women face care deserts, with declining access to maternity care and increasing delivery costs. - **Workforce Shortages**: There is a critical shortage of qualified healthcare professionals in maternal healthcare, impacting service delivery. - **Healthcare Access in Rural Areas**: Many rural hospitals do not offer labor and delivery services, exacerbating the maternal healthcare crisis. - **Maternal Mortality Rates**: The U.S. faces alarming maternal mortality rates, particularly in underserved communities, with significant disparities in access to quality care. - **Unconscious Bias**: A factor contributing to maternal health disparities, necessitating solutions to address implicit biases in healthcare. - **Cybersecurity Threats**: Increasing need for enhanced cybersecurity measures to protect maternal health data. - **Maternal Health Disparities**: Significant racial and economic disparities exist, with Black women three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes. - **Regulatory Challenges**: Concerns over new Medicare participation requirements for maternal health may lead to inconsistent standards across hospitals. - **Funding Cuts to Medicaid**: Proposed cuts to Medicaid could negatively impact healthcare revenue and access to maternal healthcare services. ## Related Topics [[Maternal Health]]; [[Maternal Health Disparities]]