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As LatchAid raises £1m to grow its breastfeeding app, Dr Chen Mao Davies tells FemTech World how the company aims to support new mums on their journey. With an app that can show you everything you need to know, teaching new mums practical skills to help them breastfeed has never been easier. LatchAid is an [...]

Digital health platform Peppy has launched an expansion of its women’s digital health service to mirror the service the company already offers for men. Peppy is a digital health app that works with organisations across the private and public sectors to give their employees access to remote, specialist support, including in some of the most [...]

A new platform partners digital connection with a traditional community approach to fertility, to provide support for thousands of women in need. Fertility Mapper provides women with a space to share expertly curated reviews and experiences of fertility health services, offering guidance, information on costs and education at the exact time it’s needed. Women are [...]

The femtech company Pharmista Technologies is developing an eco-friendly pregnancy test, after being admitted to the SmiLe’s incubator program. The pregnancy test is the most widely used home diagnostic test in the world. Alice Mattsson, business developer, and her co-founder, Robert Porter, a researcher and entrepreneur, are developing a pregnancy test that can be easily [...]

Fairtility's Cristina Hickman tells us how AI could change the fertility world and what it would mean for thousands of aspiring parents.  In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is the most effective form of assisted reproductive technology. Due to the complexity of the procedure, however, prediction of embryonic implantation prior to IVF is key in decision-making. The [...]

The digital health platform Conceive is on a mission to transform fertility after announcing the launch of its public beta.  Conceive aims to improve health outcomes by helping people become pregnant faster, reduce costs, and uncover diagnoses. The company's launch is fueled by a $3.7m seed round led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from Founder Collective, [...]

After witnessing the war in Iran, Mandana Ahmadi decided to create an app that would help others understand themselves and break free from anxiety Imagine a world where the war becomes normality. A world where the sound of missiles goes unnoticed and airstrikes become routine. This was Mandana Ahmadi’s life in Iran until she was [...]

Ooh, Someone's Hormonal showcases the power of the female form and encourages women to embrace their hormonal changes. Women’s health company, Hertility, has released an empowering film, created by female-founded creative content agency Be The Fox, as part of a digital brand campaign. The film, designed to spotlight gender bias in healthcare, aims to open up [...]

As UK childcare costs account for 26 per cent of household income, fintech entrepreneur Mel Faxon explains why motherhood means that women can't have it all.  Mel joins me from her London coworking space. "Being able to walk over to someone's desk, especially when you're in a start-up, makes such a huge difference. I can't [...]

An AI medical device improves diagnostic accuracy and detects if breast cancer has metastasized to lymph nodes. Paige Breast Lymph Node is a software that has over 98 per cent slide level sensitivity of metastases detection of any size, offering pathologists a quicker and more efficient way to analyse large quantities of lymph node tissue. [...]