PSQH: The Podcast Episode 105 – Working to Reduce Maternal Mortality

On episode 105 of PSQH: The Podcast, Loral Patchen, a senior faculty midwife attending at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and Anish Sebastian, CEO of Babyscripts, talk about ways to reduce maternal mortality.

Loral Patchen, PhD, MSN, MA, CNM, IBCLC, is scientific director in health services research at MedStar Health Research Institute and a senior faculty midwife attending at MedStar Washington Hospital center. Dr. Patchen leads several innovative research programs to promote improved health decision making, address social drivers of maternal health outcomes, and optimize use of digital technology in healthcare.

Anish Sebastian co-founded Babyscripts in 2014 with the vision that internet-enabled medical devices and big data would transform the delivery of pregnancy care. Since the company’s inception, they have raised over $40 million. As the CEO of BabyScripts, Sebastian has focused his efforts on product and software development, as well as research validation of their product.

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