Oula has raised $22.3 million in seed and Series A rounds to improve outcomes for pregnant and postpartum people, Forbes reports.
The U.S. has terrible maternity care outcomes. Compared to other developed countries, the U.S. has worse outcomes, poorer experiences, and higher costs. Women in the U.S. are 50% more likely to die in childbirth than their moms, writes Neel Shah, MD, MPP, FACOO in Harvard Health Blog.
The risk to Black women is three to four times more than to white women. More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, according to the CDC, and including midwives can help, according to The Lancet. Read more.
