"We know what interventions work for various high-risk populations — such as low-dose aspirin to prevent preeclampsia — but the traditional health care system is often stretched beyond its capacity to provide them, especially to those most in need.” – Marta Bralic Kerns Thanks Erin Brodwin for sharing our story in Axios and highlighting how Pomelo flips the traditional maternal care model to prevent complications before they happen.
Exclusive: Virtual maternal care company Pomelo Care raised $46 million in Series B funds in an effort to improve pre- and postnatal health with earlier interventions. Andreessen Horowitz and First Round Capital led. Why it matters: The U.S. has the highest maternal death rate of any other high-income country, with the rate for Black women the highest of any group by far. Read it in Axios.
Tammy Betts
2mo
I have always believed in “Women helping Women” and it has never been truer than it is right now. We have never been stretched further and it is distressing when disparities cause lives to fall between the cracks. We must be the glue and bridge to help women that need support. Pomelo care is can be an amazing entity, a force to be reckoned with. Our time is now.
Jessica Ovadia
2mo
Pomelo Care what a raise! Congrats
Creative Director | Full Spectrum Doula
2moCongratulations on the raise! It really seems insane to me though that the healthcare system can be so stretched that it can’t recommend a simple over the counter pill to help prevent a potentially fatal illness? I’m grateful for these new maternal health startups such as yours but what about the folks who don’t even know about them and are still trusting and relying on their doctors?