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title: "10/20/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health"
description: A bi-weekly roundup of new developments, research, market insights in the maternity care and digital health space.
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# [10/20/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health](https://babyscripts.com/blog/10/20/2023-the-state-of-maternity-care-and-digital-health)

 Written by [The Babyscripts Team](https://babyscripts.com/blog/author/the-babyscripts-team) | October 20

As the industry comes off HLTH 2023, healthtech stakeholders talk investment strategies, the future of digital health, and separating real innovation from the hype. Recent data confirms the urgency of access issues, as reports show worsening shortages across the provider spectrum, and innovators consider the opportunities for digital health to address coverage gaps. Plus, CEO Anish Sebastian offers his insight on the potential of data to deliver more personalized care. 

10/19, Second Opinion: [Resetting expectations for VC investing in health tech](https://ovsecondopinion.substack.com/p/resetting-expectations-for-vc-investing)

10/13, Medcity News: [7 Hot Takes I Heard From HLTH](https://medcitynews.com/2023/10/hlth-healthcare-ai/)

10/12, AHA: [The Time is Right to Invest in Women’s Health](https://trustees.aha.org/time-right-invest-womens-health)

10/12, Andreessen Horowitz: [Commercializing AI in Healthcare: The Enterprise Buyer Perspective](https://a16z.com/commercializing-ai-in-healthcare-the-enterprise-buyer-perspective/?utm_source=tldrfounders)

10/13, Modern Healthcare: [Staffing, high costs jeopardize inpatient maternity services](https://www.modernhealthcare.com/patient-care/maternity-units-closure-payment-staffing)

10/13, America's Health Rankings: [2023 Health of Women and Children Report ](https://www.americashealthrankings.org/learn/reports/2023-health-of-women-and-children-report)

10/16, Becker's Healthcare Review: [Healthcare workforce lost 145,213 providers from 2021 through 2022](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/healthcare-workforce-lost-145-213-providers-from-2021-through-2022.html)

*From Babyscripts:*

10/17, MedicalEconomics: [Consumers are ready for personalized health care. Data can make it happen.](https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/consumers-are-ready-for-personalized-health-care-data-can-make-it-happen-)

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