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The latest trends, insights, opportunities, and best practices in maternity care and digital health tech.
Race Should Not Be a Maternal Health Risk. But in the U.S., It Is.
April 17A new study published in AJOG (March 2024) sparked a huge response in the maternal health field by suggesting that the m...
4/12/2024: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
April 12As we enter into Black maternal health week, persisting racial disparities and efforts to close the gaps in maternity ca...
The Evolution & Impact of Babyscripts' Virtual Maternity Program: A Startup Health Interview
April 4As Babyscripts approaches a major anniversary in the maternal health space, a recent episode of Startup Health TV highli...
Has the U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Been Overestimated?
March 19A new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reports that rates of maternal mortality in t...
3/29/2024: The State of Digital Health and Maternity Care
March 8It's been a minute since our last news roundup. After a quiet beginning, March has been a month of big news stories, inc...
ViVE 2024 Recap: AI, Cybersecurity, Reimbursement, and More
March 5The Babyscripts team just returned from LA and ViVE 2024 -- always an excellent opportunity to register the pulse of the...
Maternal Digital Health for FQHCs: A Conversation with Variety Care
March 1Federally Qualified Health Centers provide a crucial safety net for the under resourced. But despite their critical role...
2/23/2024: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
February 21Continuing shutdowns of L&D and family resource units, especially in rural hospitals, underscore the difficulties th...
Health Plans Have an Engagement Problem. Providers of Care Can Help.
February 15A health plan’s success rests in many factors: improving health outcomes, controlling costs, optimizing risk adjustment,...
2/09/2024: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
February 9In the news, the urgency of the maternal health crisis is accelerating responses from stakeholders — especially in regar...
The Future of Maternal Care Summit: What We Learned
February 7In its second year, the 2024 Future of Maternal Care Summit (FOMC) brought together leaders, partners, and providers of ...
FQHCs and RHCs Can Now Bill for Remote Patient Monitoring
February 1Starting in January of 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have affirmed that Federally Qualified...
1/26/2024: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
January 26A new report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform (CHQPR) found that more than half of rural hospit...
To Fix the Maternal Mortality Crisis, We Need to Start with Medicaid
January 23Medicaid covers more than 41% of births in the United States, making it the country's single largest payer of pregnancy-...
1/12/2024: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
January 12As we enter the new year, leaders predict the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the healthcare industry in 202...
DC Council highlights maternal health priorities for 2024
January 5At the close of December, the DC Council convened a roundtable of maternal health stakeholders to discuss the barriers t...
2023 Year in Review: Our Most Read Posts
December 26Welcome to 2024! We're entering the new year with renewed energy to confront the challenges facing maternal health, and ...
CMS introduces new Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model to support equity and access for Medicaid births
December 21The federal government is taking aim at the maternal health crisis with a big investment in State Medicaid Agencies in t...
2023 In Review: Top News in Maternity Care and Digital Health
December 15In a shift from our regularly scheduled bi-weekly news roundup, this Friday we're taking a look back at some of the bigg...
Better risk identification is not a solution to the maternal health crisis - but it might be a piece of one.
December 6Eighty-four percent of maternal deaths are preventable. Let that number sink in. Much of that statistic is driven by a l...
Why patient-centric care is critical for outcomes (and what it really means)
November 22At a glance, it's difficult to understand how the U.S. can have such deplorable maternal mortality and morbidity rates. ...
11/17/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
November 17This week, the White House announced its latest initiative to promote women's health, as more concerning data is release...
To improve maternal health outcomes, we need collaborative care.
November 10Our mothers are dying. In 2021, the United States saw 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. When stratified by r...
11/03/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
November 3In the news, concerning statistics around infant mortality are released in conjunction with a troubling report on the fu...
Expert insights: challenges & benefits of maternal risk identification
November 1In the last several years, worsening maternal outcomes have highlighted the failures of traditional maternal healthcare ...
10/20/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
October 20As the industry comes off HLTH 2023, healthtech stakeholders talk investment strategies, the future of digital health, a...
Reflections from my first HLTH conference
October 19My first HLTH conference was an eye-opening journey through the heart of healthcare, figuratively and literally — I’m gl...
Low Dose Aspirin Can Reduce Preventable Maternal Health Complications
October 12At 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, the maternal mortality rate in the United States is egregiously high. Even more ...
10/06/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
October 6In the news, the healthcare industry considers the impact of AI and other intelligent health tech -- is automated data c...
What the Consumer Sector Can Teach Us About Risk Detection in Healthcare
October 5The consumer experience of the digital world is steeped in personalization. Smart-TVs, e-commerce platforms, streaming s...
09/22/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
September 22Behavioral health and social risk concerns continue to occupy the maternal health industry as new standards for risk ide...
Babyscripts Eliminates Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure Capture
September 14Results of an randomized control trial* published this month show that remote monitoring through Babyscripts improved bl...
Patient Engagement Strategies to Reduce Maternal Health Disparities
September 8Recent statistics around maternal health outcomes have revealed huge gaps in maternity care delivery, surfacing concerns...
08/25/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
August 25In the news, the consumer subscription model may be a cautionary tale for healthcare innovators. Labor shortages are exp...
Dr. Google — and Instagram, and TikTok, and Facebook — represent a massive threat to maternal health
August 18A recent survey of 2000 adults by CharityRx found that a staggering 1 in 5 Americans consult TikTok for health advice be...
08/11/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
August 11Maternal mental health is in the news as the FDA approves a new pill to treat postpartum depression, prompting discussio...
How Babyscripts Empowers Mothers on the Pregnancy Journey
August 2"I love the information that Babyscripts provides. The app makes me feel like I am part of the care team." - BRx mom In ...
07/27/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
July 28Sweeping rollbacks of Medicaid coverage post-pandemic raise questions about maternity care access for the underserved, p...
Is There a Solution for Maternity Care Deserts?
July 20Thirty-six percent of counties in the U.S. are maternity care deserts.* Another 10 percent offer severely limited access...
7/14/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
July 14In the news, more hospitals bill for online messages as use increases. The industry considers the role of digital health...
Texas Drives Patient Engagement with Babyscripts
July 6Harris County, Texas (which includes the city of Houston) is a battleground for maternal health. Babyscripts and Memoria...
06/30/23: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
June 30In the news, Black maternal health gets a tragic spotlight after the high profile death of Olympian Tori Bowie. Black wo...
Digital Health is Tackling the Maternal Health Crisis
June 23This month, Babyscripts was featured in the Wall Street Journal article Digital-Health Startups Take Aim at the Maternal...
06/16/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
June 16More national news coverage this month on maternal health issues and the innovators that are addressing the needs of pre...
Digital Health For Disaster Response: Babyscripts Deploys Air Quality Campaign in Response to Canadian Wildfires
June 13Smoke from Canadian wildfires engulfed parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States last week, and continues t...
Postpartum: The Most Dangerous Period in Pregnancy
June 7Last Sunday, Babyscripts was featured on the front page of the New York Times in the article “Maternity’s Most Dangerous...
06/02/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
June 2Big news update from Babyscripts this week! The company was featured on the front page of the New York Times Sunday Edit...
Blood pressure data empowers mothers to identify preeclampsia
May 22Preeclampsia affects 5-8% of pregnancies in the United States, but when it comes to understanding risks for pregnant mot...
5/19/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
May 19May is Women's Health month, and maternal health is receiving a lot of attention in the news. Representatives from the B...
Hypertension Awareness Can Reduce Poor Maternal Health Outcomes
May 17May 17 is Hypertension Awareness Day, and awareness is a much-needed and appropriate goal for this condition. Nearly hal...
RPM Data Shows Significant Impact on Blood Pressure Risk Identification For Maternity Patients
May 10This month Babyscripts celebrates three years of partnership with MemorialCare, a nonprofit integrated health system in ...
5/05/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
May 5In the news, Maternal Mental Health Week puts a spotlight on an under-diagnosed and overlooked issue in the maternal hea...
Upgrading the Maternity Care Experience with Remote Patient Monitoring
May 4At this year’s ViVe conference, CEO Anish Sebastian gave Logan Plaster from Startup Health an update on the company, and...
4/21/2023: The State of Maternity Care & Digital Health
April 21In the news, Black Maternal Health Week puts a spotlight on the unique issues facing all minority women giving birth in ...
Resources to Empower Black Mothers
April 11Black mothers are nearly three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as their white peers. For eve...
4/07/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
April 7More concerning stats related the CDC's recent report on maternal mortality show that disparities in outcomes vary by ge...
Babyscripts & MedStar Health Address Food Insecurity Through Digital WIC Assessment
April 5The data is in and it's alarming: with the pandemic putting increased pressure on health systems and complicating access...
Rising Maternal Mortality Rates Are a Call to Action for Innovators
March 29Data need to do more than expose the problem — they should inform our solutions. New data released last week by the CDC ...
3/24/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
March 24A new CDC report on maternal mortality data from 2021 shows that the pandemic dramatically increased rates across races ...
To Win Medicaid Contracts, Health Plans Should Prioritize Equity in Maternal Healthcare
March 15Maternal mortality review committees in states across the U.S. have put a much-needed spotlight on maternal health conce...
3/10/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
March 10Policy makers are advocating for expanding Medicaid to postpartum mothers, but barriers to access are more complicated t...
How The Patient Experience Can Inform Maternal Health Priorities
February 28Last July, we spoke with Babyscripts mom, Deidre Winzy, after Babyscripts played an instrumental role in catching her pr...
2/24/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
February 24This week's news roundup is all about the data; and the power of harnessing that data to make strategic decisions about ...
SMFM Annual Pregnancy Meeting is not your typical digital health conference. That’s why I go.
February 23Fresh off of attending the Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine 2023 Annual Pregnancy Meeting Conference in San Franc...
Marketing Your Maternal Health Product to Improve Outcomes and ROI
February 15We know that the decision to deploy a digital health tool for maternity care is driven by many factors. Most practices a...
2/10/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
February 10In the news, the value of blood pressure monitoring in the prenatal and postpartum period is getting attention, as more ...
A Recap from the Future of Maternal Health Summit
February 8This month, members of the Babyscripts team attended the Future of Maternal Care Summit, where discussions centered on h...
How Providers Used Babyscripts To Help Mothers This Year
February 1The past year has been one full of uncertainties, and our customers have been there to support their pregnant members an...
1/27/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
January 27Providers are putting money on the line to get digital tools into the hands of their patients, while payers are reluctan...
Serving the Medicaid Population: Barriers, Solutions, and the Role of Digital.
January 19The landscape of care has changed dramatically since 2020. Increasingly, healthcare is being delivered through a blended...
01/13/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
January 13In the news, the health industry evaluates the landscape of digital health tools in a new year, and weighs the unproved ...
Top 3 Maternal Healthcare Priorities for 2023
January 5There’s a lot of good reasons to avoid making predictions about healthcare in 2023 — a volatile economy, a shift of powe...
12/30/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
December 30As we close out the year, healthcare executives opine on industry trends and make predictions for healthcare in 2023. Ne...
2022 in Review: Our Most Read Posts
December 212022 was an unpredictable year for healthcare. It began with cautious optimism as we emerged from the worst of the pande...
12/09/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
December 9An oversaturated market and strained economy are driving virtual care innovators to demonstrate strong differentiators a...
Achieving ROI with Babyscripts: Improving the Patient Experience and Access (Part 4)
December 1In this fourth installment of our ROI series, the focus is on the patient. Ultimately, while it may be difficult to trac...
The Unexpected Takeaways from HLTH 2022
November 23The energy at HLTH 2022 was palpable, with over 12,000 people showing up to Las Vegas last week to discuss the current a...
Achieving ROI with Babyscripts: Risk Mitigation (Part 3)
November 16Among the many value-drivers of digital health, the opportunity to mitigate risk and reduce medical malpractice claims i...
11/11/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
November 11Industry stakeholders consider the future of traditional healthcare as health systems undergo reorganization. Digital he...
Improving Patient Engagement and Behavior Through Digital Health
November 9Digital tools have become an essential part of healthcare delivery, but payers and health systems still face the task of...
Achieving ROI with Babyscripts: Capture More Revenue & Retain Patients (Part 2)
November 2Return on investment can mean different things to different stakeholders, and in a highly competitive space, decision-ma...
10/28/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
October 28New data confirms that maternal outcomes worsened and disparities increased during the pandemic. While there is agreemen...
Integration with the EMR is a Digital Health Priority
October 26Last week, members of the Babyscripts team attended the Redox Connect customer conference, where they got to meet with o...
The Economics of Digital Health: Achieving ROI with Babyscripts (Part 1)
October 19As dust from the digital health boom settles, health systems are navigating a changed healthcare landscape where consume...
10/14/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
October 14New data from the March of Dimes shows an increase in America's maternity care 'deserts' as hospitals and labor and deli...
ACOG Highlights Significance of Hypertension Management for Longterm Cardiovascular Health
October 5Recently published data show that the percentage of preventable maternal deaths is 80%, an enormous increase from the pr...
80% of Maternal Deaths Are Preventable, New Data Shows. Virtual Care Can Help.
September 21Newly released data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 36 states show that 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are...
09/16/22: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
September 16In the news, rural health centers face closure in the midst of low population and reimbursement, but some are finding be...
6 Reasons Our Customers Choose Babyscripts
September 15Babyscripts has one of the most extensive provider networks in maternity care, and in the digital health industry. Here'...
Perinatal and Postpartum Screening for Mental Health: Benefits and Challenges
September 8The United States is undergoing a mental health crisis. Data shows that mental health concerns increased for the overall...
9/02/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
September 2Federal support for maternal health services is ramping up in the wake of the release Biden/Harris Blueprint for Materna...
New Babyscripts Product Features Help Providers Respond to Care Guidelines and Focus on the Patient
August 31With industry challenges such as labor shortages and health inequities threatening to compromise patient safety and exac...
8/19/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
August 19In the news, the White House and CMS are rolling out initiatives to address issues around maternal health, including acc...
Population Health is Key to Solving the Maternal Mortality Crisis
August 17The United States is in a maternal health crisis. With the worst maternal mortality outcomes among high-income countries...
ACOG Guidance and a New Tailored Care Plan for Perinatal Health Are Driving Innovation in Care Delivery
August 10The current landscape of maternity care is driving necessary change in care delivery. Hospitals across the country are r...
8/05/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
August 5As financial pressures and changing consumer expectations continue to affect the healthcare landscape, policy-makers and...
Remote Patient Monitoring to Align with ACOG Guidance, Reduce Health Inequity and Improve Maternal Health
July 28Dr. Danielle Tate, Maternal Medical Director of the Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC), recently sp...
7/22/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
July 22In the news, the personal tragedies of the maternal health landscape are on display in a new documentary by two fathers ...
How Remote Patient Monitoring Can Improve the Black Maternal Health Experience
July 20Deidre Winzy entered her third pregnancy with a history of chronic hypertension, a condition that affects nine-percent o...
Empowering Female Leadership in Healthcare
July 13Meet Shellé Jones, passionate about positively impacting the lives of others and new EVP of Revenue at Babyscripts. Prio...
07/08/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
July 8New data confirms what the industry suspected: social isolation, shortage of care providers, and other socio-economic fa...
Medicaid Postpartum Expansion: Implications and the Critical Role of Digital Health
June 29Last week, the White House released the Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisi...
06/24/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
June 24Health systems and tech vendors are evolving strategies to adapt to the changing economic landscape -- technology will b...
HIMSS data reveals divergent priorities for health systems and tech vendors
June 23A recent survey on RPM and care coordination conducted by HIMSS demonstrated critical gaps between health system expecta...
My son’s birth changed my life, and my work in maternity care.
June 19Fatherhood: the Great Disruptor. A year on from the birth of his first child, co-founder and CEO of Babyscripts Anish Se...
06/10/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
June 10As inflation affects an already strained healthcare system, health systems and payers are looking for innovative ways to...
Healthcare Labor Shortage 2022: 3 Ways Digital Health Can Make Your Doctors' Lives Easier
June 3First the bad news: the labor shortage isn't going away. The good news? Digital health may be able to bridge the gaps ca...
5/27/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
May 27Health systems turn to digital health partnerships as they confront problems of labor and staff shortages, and the healt...
Modernizing Maternity Care: Spotlight on Lauren Demosthenes, MD, Senior Medical Director
May 25At ACOG's Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting this year, Babyscripts Senior Medical Director, Dr. Lauren Demosthenes,...
Babyscripts Increases Access to Nutrition & Allergy Resources with Ready, Set, Food!
May 19In Babyscripts’ continued commitment to provide wraparound care to mothers and address pregnancy care holistically, we a...
05/13/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
May 13ACOG wraps up its Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, with a heavy focus on the benefits and downsides of technology...
New Babyscripts App Illustrations Promote Inclusion & Accessibility
May 4In the latest of several enhancements to our product, Babyscripts myJourney is adding customized illustrations to modern...
04/29/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
April 29As virtual solutions become a healthcare priority, the industry is seeking ways to refine the market, communicate value,...
The Future of Managed Care: Key Takeaways From the Medicaid Managed Care Summit
April 28Medicaid is the single largest source of health coverage in the United States, and the maternity population is no except...
Remote Monitoring Can Help A Texas-Sized Maternal Health Problem.
April 20In the state of Texas, black women account for 11% of live births, but 31% of maternal deaths. I recently attended the T...
04/15/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
April 15During Black maternal health week, the industry takes a closer look at disparity of outcomes for BIPOC women across the ...
Integration is Key to Digital Health Adoption — Why is it Lagging?
April 6Integration and interoperability have been hot button topics in the digital health space for at least a decade, as indus...
04/01/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
April 1In the news, discussions of access move beyond broadband to include incorporation of community resources and support. St...
Outcomes Show Babyscripts Drives Higher Compliance to Postpartum Care
March 31Babyscripts recently celebrated one year of partnership with LCMC Health, a New Orleans-based, non-profit health system....
Babyscripts Focuses on Diversity & Accessibility in Latest App Refresh
March 24Babyscripts myJourney is bringing more resources to our patients and diversifying the user experience, and we want to sh...
3/18/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
March 18Health systems are facing challenges from direct-to-consumer competitors while struggling under staff and physician shor...
Babyscripts Named Top 50 Remote Monitoring Companies in New Report
March 17Babyscripts was recognized as a Top 50 Company in remote monitoring upon conclusion of extensive research and company ou...
Keeping Patients Safe During Labor Shortages
March 10Throughout the pandemic, patient safety and security was a top concern as providers looked for ways to support patient h...
3/04/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
March 4New data from the CDC concerning rising maternal mortality rates raises fresh concerns about equitable distribution of c...
Outcomes Data & Clinical Validation: Must-Haves for mHealth Tools
February 24The healthcare space is not a likely candidate for digital disruption. It’s highly regulated, and resists the rapid pace...
2/18/2021: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
February 18In the face of patient safety concerns and widening gaps in care, health systems are weighing digital health as a possib...
Labor Shortages Are Widening Maternity Care Deserts
February 9Pregnant and postpartum women in rural zipcodes are bearing the brunt of the most recent Covid surge and hospital staffi...
2/05/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
February 4Digital health tools are increasingly dominating the market, prompting the industry to consider evaluative standards and...
3 Ways to Use Virtual Maternity Care to Support Providers in a Labor Shortage
January 25Labor shortages are forcing hospitals across the country to suspend or shutter services, and L&D units and emergency...
1/21/2022: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
January 21Hospitals are struggling to keep services open in the midst of labor shortages and are turning to telehealth and virtual...
Health Stakeholders Should Be Guiding Policy, and the White House Agrees
January 13Maternal health initiatives have been gaining traction on the national stage, and policy-makers are looking to innovator...
01/07/2021: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
January 7In the news, predictions of change to maternal health care in the new year. Retrospective analyses review the effect of ...
2021 Retrospective: Babyscripts Year in Review
January 5When the pandemic hit in March 2020, Babyscripts dug in. We narrowed focus, investing all of our attention and resources...
2021 in Review: Our Most Read Posts
December 312021 in Review: Our Most Read Posts 2021 was one of milestones for Babyscripts. Not least among them was the evolution o...
12/28/2021: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
December 28As the healthcare industry heads into a new year, the industry predicts what lies ahead for investment, innovation, and ...
Dos and Don'ts for an In-Person Offsite (When You're Fully Remote)
December 16The Babyscripts team is fresh off the heels of a week-long, in-person company-wide summit. As a fully-remote company, we...
12/10/2021: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
December 10Maternal health got a national spotlight this week as Vice President Kamala Harris announced a federal plan to address m...
A New Solution for Comprehensive Blood Pressure Monitoring
December 2Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are fast becoming the number one cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. These hy...
11/29/2021: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
November 29The March of Dimes' recent release of their annual Maternal and Infant Health Report Card, combined with the onset of wi...
Preterm Birth Is A Solvable Problem
November 18With the recent release of the March of Dimes Maternal and Infant Health Report Card, preterm birth — and the egregious ...
11/16/21: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
November 16Statistics continue to worsen around maternal and infant health in the U.S., spurred by the pandemic and health inequity...
Controlling Hypertension : Decreasing Maternal Morbidity, Mortality and Opening the Door to Future Heart Health
November 3Following the Surgeon General’s call to action to control hypertension, awareness around blood pressure complications ha...
10/29/2021: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
October 29In the news, physician and care team shortages are exacerbated by pandemic fatigue and vaccine mandates. New recommendat...
Four Ways to Foster an Innovation-Friendly Culture
October 20This month, Babyscripts closed the first round of our Series B funding raise. While other startups were forced to shutte...
10/15/2021: The State of Maternal Care and Digital Health
October 15Health equity remains a hot button issue in the maternal health space and is gaining ground in the public consciousness,...
Research Shows Benefits of Remote Weight Management in Pregnancy
October 7New research from Babyscripts and the George Washington University confirms that technology is a successful mechanism fo...
10/01/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health
October 1Health systems are facing new imperatives around virtual care in the face of post-pandemic shifts and new entrants into ...
Babyscripts Just Raised a Series B. Here's What That Means for Our Customers.
September 21A funding round is always a validation of value. With some of our current Babyscripts customers among the investors in o...
9/17/21 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
September 17Digital health is gaining traction with legislative steam and government funding behind it, but as it becomes more accep...
Here's Why Insurance Plans are Tapping into Digital Health Ecosystems
September 8Health insurance payers have realized that collaborating with the right technology vendors can improve engagement and he...
9/03/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
September 3As the Biden administration announces a new office for Health Equity and Climate Change, questions of geographic, financ...
ACOG Releases New Pregnancy Prenatal Care Recommendations
August 25This month, the Green Journal published The Michigan Plan for Appropriate Tailored Health Care in Pregnancy Prenatal Car...
8/20/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
August 20The convergence of a digital health boom and increased exposure of maternal health issues continues to raise questions a...
Bridging the U.S. Healthcare Divide: 3 Considerations for Innovators
August 12As the use of digital tools continues to gain ground and win champions in the healthcare space, the question of equity s...
8/6/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
August 6As the digital health app market continues to boom, the industry sees big money acquisitions, and healthcare systems use...
Four Ways to Create Culture in A Virtual Workspace
August 4Back in 2005 — when the hashtag was still the pound sign and liking IPAs was still countercultural — Google debuted the ...
Blood pressure monitoring should be the standard for maternal healthcare.
July 27In our years of experience in the maternal health space, Babyscripts has found that blood pressure monitoring is the mos...
7/23/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
July 23Studies have found that virtual care increases patient satisfaction, but questions remain about whether health systems a...
5 Reasons We Need to Expand Medicaid For Postpartum
July 21Medicaid covers nearly half of annual births in the U.S. Under the status quo, that coverage ends 60 days postpartum. As...
Scaling Digital Health Solutions: A Conversation Series with TechSpring and Baystate Health
July 14This month, Babyscripts sat down with our partners at Baystate Health and Techspring to talk about innovation in women’s...
7/9/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
July 9As investment into digital health continues to surge, the industry is discussing opportunities for using and improving t...
Digital Health & Patient Impact: A Conversation Series with TechSpring and Baystate Health
July 7This month, Babyscripts sat down with our partners at Baystate Health and Techspring to talk about innovation in women’s...
Innovation in Women's Health: A Conversation Series with TechSpring and Baystate Health
June 30This month, Babyscripts sat down with our partners at Baystate Health to talk about innovation in women’s health. Kathal...
6/25/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
June 25As more information is unveiled revealing the harmful effects of social healthcare disparities on minority groups, effor...
New HHS Laws Open Opportunities for Value Based Care
June 24New HHS rules have been put in place to encourage collaboration and innovation between care providers, including provisi...
6/11/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
June 11In the news, maternal mental health continues to show itself a massive casualty of the pandemic, and industry profession...
Can remote patient monitoring solve white coat syndrome?
June 9Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is increasingly becoming an imperative for health systems, with unexpected benefits. RPM...
Telemedicine is exploding. Should health systems be building virtual solutions?
June 4Long before Covid hit, healthcare professionals were being confronted by the limitations of PHRs and EMRs. A study on pa...
5/27/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
May 28Concern over the pandemic may be winding down, but the repercussions continue as healthcare professionals are focusing o...
After a low-risk pregnancy, remote BP monitoring might have saved this mom's life.
May 19Post Partum Hypertension Detection & Intervention A Babyscripts Patient Story Sarah Sachs was confused. Three days b...
5/14/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
May 14As researchers learn more about the effects of lockdown, the industry is weighing the necessity and benefits of virtual ...
The Landscape of Maternal Health: Part II
May 13For Women’s Health Week, we’re releasing a two-part analysis of the current state of maternal health. Read Part I here. ...
The Landscape of Maternal Health: Part I
May 12To mark Women's Health Week, we're releasing a two-part analysis of the current state of maternal health. Stay tuned for...
Mental Illness is a Silent Pandemic: We Need To Be Talking About It
May 5In 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that 20% of adults were living with mental illness. In 2020, t...
4/30/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
April 30As Covid wanes, lawmakers are considering permanent expansion of pandemic era reimbursement codes; and health systems fa...
What is Virtual Care? It’s More Than A Video Visit.
April 29The use of digital health technology skyrocketed during the pandemic, and the term “telehealth” followed the same trajec...
Why We Chose An Integration-First Approach: The Case For A Solution That Integrates With the EMR
April 21[This post was originally published in Feb 2019 and has been updated] In a field crowded with patient engagement apps, B...
Black Maternal Health: Top Resources for Understanding, Empathy, and Activism
April 16In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, we are slightly changing the format of our Friday news-roundup. This week, we've...
Black Mothers Are Dying in the US
April 13With an average of 20.1 maternal deaths/100k live births, the US is the most dangerous developed country in which to giv...
4/2/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
April 2After marking the first anniversary of Covid lockdowns and social distancing, questions about the sustainability, scalab...
Digital Point of Care: Getting the Payer Involved
March 31It's no secret that reimbursement is a major barrier to deploying digital health. Providers know the value of solutions ...
Reducing Structural Inequities Through Technology
March 24The events of the previous year shed a much needed light on disparities in our healthcare system. Recently, we sat down ...
3/19/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
March 19The passage of the Covid stimulus package extends support for maternal health and raises questions about government supp...
Babyscripts for the Women’s Health Service Line: A COVID-19 Case Study
March 10At the start of 2020, Indiana University Health formed a partnership with Babyscripts to deliver Virtual Maternity Care ...
3/5/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
March 5In the news, focus on the neglected postpartum period sheds light on questions of maternal mental health, and new resear...
Health Equity in Obstetrics: Digital Health for Diverse Populations
March 2For some lucky people, the pandemic has been a period of minor inconveniences with silver linings: a time to learn how t...
The Truth About Maternity Care Deserts
February 23*This post was originally published in February of 2021. It has been updated to reflect the most recent available data o...
02/19/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
February 19The Black Maternal Health Caucus unveiled the Momnibus Act last week, a legislative package of 12 standalone bills targe...
After a high blood pressure reading triggered an intervention, she had a healthy delivery.
February 9Yasmiin Jones* was entering into her 39th week of pregnancy when she started feeling that something might be off. She ha...
2/05/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
February 5The effects of hypertension in pregnancy and its ongoing implications for women's health were under consideration this w...
On the Hill: What Maternal Health Can Expect from a New Administration
February 3The 116th Congress closed in January on a disappointing note for maternal health advocacy. Two maternal health bills tha...
Welcome to Paperless Prenatal Care: Let’s Go Digital.
February 2From the moment a woman realizes she’s pregnant, she is overwhelmed by the questions piling up inside her own head: “Wha...
3 Imperatives for Health Systems to Compete in a New Healthcare Landscape
January 25Throughout this difficult year, we’ve been committed to helping our health system clients weather the challenges and thr...
01/22/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
January 22As we welcome a new administration to the White House, the maternal health field is hopeful for a future where maternity...
The Postpartum Cliff and What We Are Doing About It: A Retrospective
January 20As a new administration enters the White House, we're taking a step back to look at where we've come from and where we n...
2020 in Review: Our Most Read Posts
January 12Welcome to 2021, and the first birthday of our Virtual Care Resource Center. This year, we've used this blog as a place ...
01/08/2021 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
January 8The new year has brought with it an onrush of predictions about digital health in 2021, while the new coronavirus vaccin...
A New Year's Reflection from the Babyscripts Founders
January 5If we played a word association game for 2020, we’d most likely elicit a string of strong negative terms. Chaos, confusi...
12/18/2020 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
December 18As digital health becomes standard in the delivery of care, industry leaders discuss concerns around interoperability an...
12/11/20 The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health Tech
December 11The new coronavirus vaccine has dominated the news cycle this week, with the maternal health community questioning its e...