Welcome to HerHealth Tech Report!

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the HerHealth Tech report! We are thrilled to bring you the latest updates and insights on women's healthcare technology. Our mission is to serve as a trusted resource for stakeholders, including patient consumers, empowering you with knowledge about cutting-edge advancements in this rapidly evolving field. In addition to news and analysis, we are excited to introduce a comprehensive database of resources and a dedicated job board, providing a one-stop platform for all your women's health tech needs. Join us as we explore the intersection of technology and healthcare, revolutionizing how we approach women's well-being.

A little about me, the curator:

I’m Jaclyn, a clinical social worker focusing on women’s health and a bit of tech entrepreneurship. I’ve always enjoyed networking, resource gathering, community building, and strategizing. I’ve been passionate about women and children since 2007 when I started my social work career at The Department of Family and Protective Services. Since then, I’ve had a great career in healthcare, from medical social work to private practice to digital mental health.

In my last role, I was the Executive Director of Therapists in Tech, where I scaled a nonprofit community of mental health professionals that worked in the digital mental healthcare industry. I’m still a part of that community and have since joined the board of directors since stepping down. I also own Safe Space Therapeutic, a private practice supporting women’s mental health needs. Can’t you see why I’m excited to launch HerHealth Tech Report?

I aim to get the latest Women's Healthcare news, resources, and jobs in the emails of significant stakeholders, including all women, professionals, and patient consumers. We often hear about companies raising money or launching new, shiny products, but do patient consumers know what they offer and where to find them? Do other women’s health professionals know where to find client resources? That’s where HerHealth Tech Report solves the problem.

Each edition of the newsletter I’ll bring you the following:

• Highlight a company bringing great value to women’s healthcare (tech forward or not)

• Industry-related news on all things Women's Health Tech

• HerHealth Tech Resources, an up-to-date Women's Health Tech offerings database, is accessible to patient consumers and professionals seeking client resources.

• HerHealth Tech Jobs because what would a newsletter from Jaclyn be without jobs?

• In the future, a HerHealth Tech community because I love bringing people together to help make systems better for patients. Stay tuned for more on this as our readership grows.

This newsletter is for you, reader. Let me know if there’s ever something you’d like to see or learn more about.

And with that, let’s dive in!

Company Highlight

Poppy Seed Health

Navigating pregnancy and postpartum—together is their slogan! Poppy Seed Health provides on-demand, 24/7 text access to doulas, midwives, and nurses. The idea for Poppy was born from their founder’s journey through loss and infertility. Every day, their mission is to emotionally support birthing people through the highs and lows of fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and loss—highs and lows that their founder, team, and advocates know intimately well. Learn more about Poppy Seed Health below.

Check out the latest news about Poppy Seed Health partnering with Mass General Brigham Plan to offer their members 24/7 pregnancy and postpartum care and loss!

Industry News

United States 

• A subsection of tech is set to be worth $1 trillion. But taboos are holding it back

• Joe Conaghan, Ph.D., HCLD, Named CCRM Fertility's Director of Science and Training

• TMRW Life Sciences Names Louis Villalba as Chief Executive Officer

• Reproductive health startups find investors skittish post-Roe | PitchBook.

• Recharge Capital launches $200M women's healthcare fund - TechNode Global

• LUMINELLE Announces a Marketing Agreement with the U.S. Women's Health Alliance | Business Wire

• The future of sustainable healthcare is a custom experience driven by ethical technology, says the CEO of an online women's healthcare clinic

• Removing Silent Suffering: Advancing Women’s Health Technology | mddionline.com

• Breaking Down Barriers: How FemTech Is Improving Women’s Health And Well-Being

Global News

Canada

• Femasys’ FemCath Intrauterine CaWomen'sReceives Product Approval in Canada

Mexico

• How Plenna Is Making Its Way Into the Femtech Industry, a Nascent Market in Latin America - Contxto

South America

• Breaking Down Barriers: How FemTech Is Improving Women’s Health And Well-Being

Europe

• Femtech is transforming women’s healthcare. But it must include everyone – The European Sting

• Maven Clinic picks up digital health startup Naytal to boost growth in the UK, Europe

Asia 

• "We would like to see more investment in women’s healthcare R&D that currently accounts for only 4%"

• Weber Shandwick Collective Expands Women's Health Offering To Asia Pacific

Africa

• New Device To Improve Women's Reproductive Healthcare - I.T. News Africa

• Protecting maternal health in Rwanda | MIT News

Middle East

• Normalising conversation about Arab women’s sexual health led to threats and challenges, Motherbeinyou'veounder says

HerHealth Tech Resources

Are you looking for someone who provides 24/7 maternal care, a fertility specialist, or someone with menopausal resources? Look no further! Check out our database below of over 90 different companies providing accessible women’s healthcare!

HerHealth Tech Jobs

Interested in a career in women’s health tech? Check out our database of careers in women’s healthcare technology! Lots of jobs, from billing specialist to career coach to M.D. to engineer, from places like Maven Clinic, Tia, and Pomelo Care. Click on the database below, and good luck!

Community

_{More to come soon! If you want to be a founding member, please let me know in the comments!}

If you’ve made it this far, thank you. Please let me know what you think in the comments.

See you in a few weeks!