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Global Startup Heat Map: 5 Top Startups improving Postpartum Health
The 5 healthcare startups 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 healthcare 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 1.636 companies we analyzed for this specific topic.
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Hegenberger Speculum develops a Postpartum Suturing Device
Vaginal birth or prolonged labor before C-section causes tears in the perineum and cervix. Perineal and vaginal tears also sometimes result from an episiotomy. Suturing by medical professionals helps the tears recover but conventional methods lack a clear view of the birth canal. And so, often, tears from pelvic fractures post-childbirth are inaccessible. Startups are working on precise suturing tools that improve wound healing time and reduce the risk of post-delivery infections.
Hegenberger Speculum is a Danish startup developing a medical device to diagnose and suture birth defects. The device offers postpartum suturing with a 3D printed tool. It provides a clear and unobstructed view of the birth canal, enabling doctors or midwives to focus on suturing. This saves time during procedures while also ensuring a speedy recovery. It reduces the risk of infection, lowers pain, and minimizes the need for preventive medications for new mothers.
Perifit creates a Gamified Kegel Exercise App
The effect of pregnancy and childbirth causes changes in pelvic floor muscles that may last even a decade after delivery. The outcomes are stress incontinence, bladder overactiveness, and anal incontinence. Pelvic floor muscle exercises offer a simple non-surgical method to resolve common post-delivery issues. Unfortunately, most women find it hard to isolate the right muscles for kegel contractions. HealthTech startups offer user-friendly solutions with personalized guidance to help mothers recover pelvic muscle strength.
French startup Perifit creates a connected perineal re-education probe. The startup’s probe and the gamified kegel exercise app make recommended kegel exercises accessible to patients at home. The mobile app offers a virtual coach that motivates its users to perform their perineal contraction exercises effectively. The startup’s medical device is FDA-approved medical and prevents prolapse and incontinence. It also eliminates the need to wear pads permanently, aids quick recovery from childbirth and surgery, and helps regain core strength, bladder control, and sexual health.
Lilu provides a Breastfeeding Massage Bra
Breast pumps mimic the suction of a baby’s mouth, but they do not provide the compression that is recommended by lactation experts. Consequently, lactating mothers supplement their breast pumping sessions with breast massages, making the process inconvenient. Startups are working on automatic breast compression devices to address this issue.
Lilu is a US-based startup that provides a hands-free pumping bra with automated breast massage. The FDA-approved device uses a patented pneumatic massage technology to mimic a baby’s natural motions. When the user pumps, custom-engineered massage cushions inside the bra fill with air to stimulate milk glands and make pumping sessions more productive. The bra is easy to wear and is compatible with most suction breast pumps available in the market. Compared to unidirectional, Lilu’s bra increases milk supply and causes less strain and pain.
Coroflo builds a Breastfeeding Monitor
New mothers usually wonder if they will produce enough breast milk to meet their baby’s nutrition needs. This sometimes causes postpartum anxiety, which then leads to depression for many new mothers. Such mental stress may even lead to premature weaning of newborns. Accurate measurement of the quantity of breastmilk is challenging with current methods. To this end, in-built flow measurement tools with nipple shields tackle this challenge, relieving postpartum anxiety in new mothers.
Coroflo is an Irish startup that builds Coro, a breastfeeding monitor. The startup’s small, non-invasive device does not require any wires or chargers. The device provides a user-friendly application to measure instantly and show milk volume in real-time. The solution provides information about feed duration, time, and volume over previous days or weeks, as well as compares it with babies of a similar age. It also reassures users when the baby is getting enough milk, as well as notifies them if any medical assistance is needed.
Nourisher offers Postpartum Supplements
Optimal nutrition and supplements are critical requirements for postpartum recovery and lactation, reducing the risk of postpartum depression (PPD). Further, proper and timely intake of nutritious food is important for lactating mothers. Startups develop a range of snacks and functional food items that contain high nutritional and supplements beneficial for lactating mothers
Nourisher is a US-based startup that provides nutrition bars for breastfeeding mothers. The startup’s low-sugar snacks have high protein, natural ingredients, and fiber. Nourisher’s bars, available in a variety of flavors, offer wholesome, convenient, and effective nutrition that increases milk supply. The snacks also address other aspects of postnatal care, including belly healing, tissue repair, and recovery.
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