In 2016, Crystal Etienne founded Ruby Love a period apparel company. With very little funding, she bootstrapped the company from its humble beginnings to over $10 million within two years. She felt “cajed” many times while entering this new industry with very little help along the way, but overcame every obstacle. During this time, her husband Jean ran his own transportation and delivery business when Crystal…
Babyscripts, the virtual care platform for managing obstetrics, is partering with Nuvo Group, a company commercializing INVU by Nuvo, an FDA-cleared, prescription-initiated, remote pregnancy monitoring platform. This collaboration will offer non-stress tests by INVU, within Babyscripts’ commercial ecosystem, with the singular goal of advancing pregnancy care delivery for providers and their patients, particularly those at high risk for complications. Babyscripts Virtual Maternity…
Pain is the biggest topic when it comes to women’s sexual health issues, yet few treatment options exist for universal experiences like genital pain and menstrual pain. A recent MysteryVibe study found that their device Crescendo, which is engineered to address genito-pelvic pain disorder, can also be instrumental at reducing period pain. Gender bias in healthcare services is a prevalent issue with most providers dismissing…
Women’s health company Organon has received clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Special 510(k) for technological updates to the JADA System, intended to provide control and treatment of abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding or hemorrhage when conservative management is warranted. The product updates include a new kit configuration with updated packaging, as well as a streamlined design to…
PEOPLE is launching Me Becoming Mom, a new 12-episode weekly podcast where celebrity moms open up about their roads to motherhood. Guests include Hoda Kotb, Alyssa Milano, Padma Lakshmi, Tamron Hall, and more. The podcast explores the many roads to motherhood during the interviews, not only with the celebrity guests, but also with experts in the field. Topics include IVF, adoption, surrogacy, single parenthood, same-sex couples,…
UK-based sexual health company HANX has launched HANX Fix, a new online contraceptive pill delivery service. The new offering allows customers over the age of 18 to choose from over 30 difference types of contraceptive pills. The order process includes a consultation with a specialist pharmacy team, to support women find the right contraceptive for them, and helping them to find the…
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The Mom Project, a leading platform for moms to discover their economic potential, announced today an $80 million Series C funding round led by growth investment firm Leeds Illuminate. Additional participants include existing investors 7GC, Initialized Capital, OCA Ventures, Citi, High Alpha and Grotech Ventures alongside Silicon Valley Bank. “It’s long past time we stop underestimating and undervaluing mothers in the workforce,” said Stephanie Nieman,…
