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Global Startup Heat Map: 5 Top Maternal Health Solutions
The 5 maternal health solutions you will explore below are chosen based on our data-driven startup scouting approach, taking into account factors such as location, founding year, and relevance of technology, among others. This analysis is based on the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering over 1.3 million startups & scaleups globally.
The Global Startup Heat Map below highlights the 5 maternal health startups & scaleups our Innovation Researchers curated for this report. Moreover, you get insights into regions that observe a high startup activity and the global geographic distribution of the 264 companies we analyzed for this specific topic.
Janitri – Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
Pregnancies require periodic hospital visits and regular diagnostic testing. Today, medical device advancements enable easier and more comprehensive testing for maternal healthcare. Despite this, fetal health is critical at all stages of the pregnancy and there is always a chance that complications can arise. Therefore, startups and scaleups develop fetal health monitoring devices to detect and reduce the risk of complications during pregnancies.
Indian startup Janitri develops maternal healthcare devices for hospitals. Through Keyar, a suite of smart and portable bedside heart rate monitors, the startup enables nurses and caregivers to easily monitor fetal heart rates. The startup’s portfolio includes intrapartum monitoring mobile applications and labor monitoring solutions as well as Daksh, a patient monitoring dashboard that enables doctors to keep a track of their patients at all times.
Sehati – Portable Cardiotocography (CTG)
Uterine contractions start early in pregnancy, with women being able to feel them from their second trimester. CTG measures these contractions as well as the fetal heart rate so medical professionals can accurately diagnose any potential complications early on. Global startups & scaleups develop portable CTG solutions to improve maternal healthcare, reduce misdiagnoses, and avoid miscarriages.
Indonesian startup Sehati provides medical devices to monitor uterine contractions and fetal heart rate. The portable TeleCTG device makes it easier for doctors to monitor pregnant patients in real-time because it integrates with smartphone applications. A more patient-centric app, Mrs. Sehati, assists women to better understand their pregnancy by tracking and monitoring fetal movements.
Jiovio Healthcare – Maternal Mortality
Owing to poor access to maternal healthcare, several countries face high maternal mortality rates. The lack of data relating to such deaths further complicates addressing these problems. For this purpose, artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) solutions provide much-needed support for large-scale data collection and analysis. To this end, startups develop IoT-based solutions that collect maternal health data and increase awareness about maternal healthcare solutions.
Indian startup Jiovio Healthcare builds Save Mom, an IoT-based solution for healthcare workers to gather and track pregnancy data. The SaveMom kit, which includes a wearable device and a multi-functional health monitoring device, enables healthcare workers to effectively address the problems of poor maternal healthcare, especially in remote regions. The wearable tracks sleep cycles and provides medication reminders to increase patient-doctor interactions while the SaveMom cloud portal further helps with detailed analytics on various other pregnancy parameters.
Mirvie – Non-Invasive Testing
Prenatal tests are used to detect birth defects, genetic diseases, and other problems during pregnancy. However, these tests, including chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis, are highly invasive and pose serious risks to the fetus – including a possible miscarriage. To advance medical diagnostics in this field, startups develop non-invasive diagnostic testing solutions for pregnancies.
The US-based startup Mirvie creates non-invasive molecular diagnostic tests for fetuses. The startup’s solution accurately determines the gestation period and helps medical professionals identify any preterm risks in the pregnancy. By successfully identifying various preterm risks, such as cerebral palsy, hearing impairments, and cognitive-behavioral problems, the startup helps both patients and caregivers take the necessary steps throughout the pregnancy.
Gynisus – Pregnancy Simulator
With increased awareness about pregnancy complications, women nowadays start planning their pregnancies well in advance. The abundance of information on the internet can cause pregnant women to overthink and over plan for any contingencies. However, stress-induced pregnancy loss is one of the major complications pregnant women face. To minimize this risk, startups and scaleups develop pregnancy simulators that disseminate pregnancy-related information appropriately.
Israeli startup Gynisus offers SPAI, a suite of products that predicts complications throughout the full continuum of a woman’s reproductive health cycle. This includes pregnancy planning and prenatal, as well as intrapartum and postpartum care. With the help of an AI-based pregnancy simulator, the startup enables gynecologists to identify complications well in advance and modify treatment plans accordingly. The startup’s solutions are HIPAA and GDPR compliant and integrate with any system. As a result, these solutions help doctors make quick and accurate decisions.
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