Forbes July 29, 2025
One in five new mothers in the U.S. experiences a postpartum mood disorder. Up to 10% develop thyroid dysfunction. Women with gestational diabetes face a 50% chance of developing Type 2 diabetes within five years. And those with hypertension during pregnancy are seven times more likely to face heart disease, the leading cause of women’s death.
Yet after childbirth, standard lab testing all but disappears, despite the fact that the first 40 days postpartum will shape the next 40 years of a woman’s health, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Trellis Health aims to change that with the first at-home postpartum lab test, launching today. The $239 kit tests more than 30 biomarkers, including hormone, thyroid, nutrient,...
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