At-risk mothers will be able to book a lactation consultation or a mental wellness session at a subsidised rate. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mrs Frances Cheng and Mrs Diora Henson, both in their 40s, set up a social enterprise to help women going through difficult pregnancies.
The two, who are in their early 40s, worked together to set up Hatch+, a one-stop platform for new and expecting parents, through the start-up Asia Digital Doctors in March 2023. It has features like a live chat service manned by nurses and articles by medical experts. Its social enterprise project, Hatchcare, which was birthed in May 2023, provides subsidised services for those who have high-risk pregnancies.
“Breastfeeding is often mistakenly perceived as a straightforward and effortless process by many expectant mothers, when in reality, it can be quite complex and demanding. It involves a multitude of factors, including proper latch-on techniques, milk production regulation, and responsive feeding practices,” said Mrs Cheng, who wanted to help mothers better manage such challenges.
Articles by medical experts on Hatch+ cover topics such as labour and delivery, breastfeeding, and postnatal health and wellness. On weekdays from 9am to 6pm, mothers can also live chat with the platform’s in-house registered nurse about their pre- and postnatal and paediatric concerns. The platform also has midwives and dieticians, who are part of a curated list of experts that people can book if they require their services.
Since its inception, Hatchcare has helped more than 320 expecting and new mothers. Their seed funding, the amount of which they declined to reveal, came from blog site Pregnancy SG and some philanthropists.Public hospitals in S'pore see rise in patient visits for high-risk pregnancy
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