Maternal health AI startup Matresa has raised £315,000 in pre-seed funding to tackle the UK’s growing maternal health crisis. The investment will accelerate the rollout of its preventative, personalised maternal health platform supporting women from preconception through postpartum.

Over 60% of women in the UK live with pelvic floor symptoms and many develop pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain. Yet maternal care still reacts instead of prevents. This article explores the scale of pelvic pain in pregnancy, system gaps, and why earlier personalised support is urgently needed

The motherhood pay gap in the UK leaves women earning up to 45% less after having children, with impacts that last decades. This article explores the data behind the motherhood penalty, the role of childcare costs, workplace barriers mothers face, and what employers and policymakers must change.

What if maternal health became your company’s competitive advantage? Why supporting mothers end-to-end is critical for retention, performance, and growth.

Why mothers deserve better support and how new research is building the evidence needed to transform maternal healthcare in the UK.

How AI can transform maternal healthcare by enabling earlier, preventative, and more equitable support when built on evidence, ethics, and continuity of care.

A nurse and founder’s perspective on why maternal healthcare must move from reactive to preventative and why the 6-week postnatal check is often too late.