Forbes December 16, 2021
Deena Shakir

The need for more investment in women’s and family health has never been more urgent. The pandemic drove millions of women out of the workforce due to family and health obligations, a trend that disproportionately affects communities of color. The American Medical Association has called our nation’s current Black maternal health crisis “an American tragedy.” Transformative innovations in women’s and family health not only advance health equity, but can also improve individual family finances and contribute more broadly to economic productivity.

Yet, women’s health (an admittedly imperfect nomenclature which fails to encompass the full spectrum of diversity it services) has never held its rightful place as one of the biggest categories in digital health for venture capital. A few years...

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