Thanks @Liz Moyles for the great post!
69% MORE CHANCE OF GETTING BETTER MATERNAL CARE -AI SOFTWARE 🍼👼🏻🤱🏻👨🏻🍼 I am a huge fan if the value AI can bring to life in general - yes, there are challenges and issues and concerns which we are working through but in the Medical World it is proving invaluable for improving results, care, detection and more. Now , a report by eclinicalmedicine has stated women are more likely to receive good care during pregnancy where AI and other clinical software tools are used. The report was conducted in the UK where maternity services are under huge pressure as they are in many ocuntries sometimes making it difficult to treat and manage patients and babies/ the unborn child. A meta-analysis found the odds of improved outcomes was 1.69 times higher in women cared for using AI and other software tools using data from over 5.2 million pregnancies in both High-Income and Low-and-Middle-Income Countries. One solution is the use of AI and related software tools called ‘Clinical Decision Support Systems’ in the UK to help expecting families and healthcare workers to make safe decisions. In a study led by the University of Bristol that was reviewed, a software program trialled was designed to help women decide if they wanted a vaginal birth after previously having a c-section. Another study supported by the Tommy's National Centre for Miscarriage Research trialled a risk-prediction model to accurately triage women as at low risk of having an ectopic pregnancy, which can be life-threatening in some cases. These examples highlighted the possibility for CDSS to support both clinical and individual decision-making concerning maternity care; an important step for supporting safe pregnancies in the future. A company I know well who is in this space is BrightHeart, led by Cécile Dupont Redon and part of the Sofinnova Partners portfolio. They are developing an AI driven ultrasound cloud based SaaS solution which will enable the detection of Congential Heart Defects in the unborn child duing the second trimester foetal scans. Currently 70% of these defects are traditionally missed which can lead to all sorts of terrible consequences including still births, birth defects, under developed organs and danger to mum too. The team are getting ready for FDA submission for a pre-commercial version and in the midst of a hugely well received fundraising round !! #ai #imagimg #ultrasound #software #maternitycare #femalehealth