Advancing Maternal Health Outcomes With Preventative Care Solutions
WHO defines maternal health as “the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period.” Every woman deserves to have access to information and high-quality maternity care during all these stages.
In 2023, maternal mortality is still unacceptably high, even in Europe, and prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5 years. Preventing deaths and complications from preterm birth starts with a healthy pregnancy and women who received midwife-led continuity of care, provided by professional midwives educated and regulated to international standards, are 16% less likely to lose their baby and 24% less likely to experience preterm birth. There is a need to focus on the mother’s mental health and wellbeing, as in Europe we see a rise in post-natal depression. We need to look at how to support new parents and address self-care with access to the right products and services through insurance providers and public governments.
What can be done?
By addressing inequalities that affect maternal health outcomes, focusing on preventative care solutions that can advance maternal health and securing high-quality antenatal and postnatal care, it is possible to improve survival rates and the health of newborns and mothers around the world. It is possible, it is necessary and it is time to do so.
Advancing Maternal Health Outcomes With Preventative Care Solutions
Join us on 2 November 2023 to discuss how we can all contribute to Advancing Maternal Health Outcomes With Preventative Care Solutions, and learn from the companies that are paving the way for better maternal health.
Philips and Groupe Mutuel will share their brand-new partnership and how it hopes to impact the lives of Swiss new parents in the coming year.
Meet our speakers
Emily Napier, Solutions and New Business Leader Europe at Philips
Emily Napier leads New Business Development in Western Europe for Mother and Childcare and Women's Health. She has been developing solutions with insurance companies, public health organisations, and subscription services, amongst other new business models, with a focus on preventative maternal health solutions. Emily has previously worked at Unilever and Coty and has experience in FMCG and healthcare industries. Emily holds a BA (Hons) degree in Business and Economics and a diploma in Digital Marketing.
Celine Relecom, Innovation expert at Groupe Mutuel
Celine Relecom is an innovation expert at Groupe Mutuel, where she leads a program aimed at providing a memorable and optimized perinatal journey through multiple coherent initiatives across the company. She started her career as a Medical Doctor in Geneva University Hospital, where she served as liaison psychiatrist for the maternity ward and as child and adolescent psychiatrist, before transitioning to project management, specializing in digitalization in healthcare. Passionate about experience design, she holds both an IMD executive MBA and an IDEO-U Advanced Human-Centered Design certificate.
Bridget Gorham, Health Economics Policy Advisor at the NHS Confederation
Bridget Gorham is a Health Economics Policy Advisor at the NHS Confederation – the membership organisation that brings together, supports and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Bridget is particularly passionate about an intersectional, human rights approach to health, which permits a deeper dive into health issues experienced solely or disproportionately by a certain population, and accentuates areas where disadvantage is classed, racialised, aged, abled, and/or gendered. She is particularly passionate about making the world a better place for women and girls and has recently launched a national policy project to illustrate the relationship between investment in women’s health and wider economic growth throughout England. Bridget holds a B.A. in Political Science and Spanish from Boston College and an MSc in Human Rights from the London School of Economics.
Mindy Simon, NHS Innovation Accelerator National Programme Director
Mindy Simon is the NHS Innovation Accelerator National Programme Director. Mindy has held a variety of roles in the interwoven health, life sciences and education sectors, ranging from running divisions and departments in two of the UK’s leading Universities and supporting executives at all levels to supporting health tech looking to get into the NHS. Mindy currently leads the programme activities of the NHS Innovation Accelerator, including events, collaborations, recruitment and a wide-ranging learning programme roster. She holds a first-class BA (Hons) in Communication, Media and Culture as well as a Masters in Law. Launched in 2015, the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is a Fellowship programme that supports exceptional individuals to scale and adopt mature innovations across the NHS for enhanced patient outcomes, staff benefit and to grow employment in the UK. We do this by working closely with the AHSNs (HINs) and wider systems on market access, supporting our Fellows to maintain or reach maturity as a team, gathering more real-world evidence and solidifying their commercial models.
Agenda
6 pm - Webinar starts
6.05 - 6.15 pm - Presentation by Emily Napier, Solutions and New Business Leader Europe at Philips
6.15 - 6.25 pm - Presentation by Celine Relecom, Innovation expert at Groupe Mutuel
6.25 - 6.35 pm - Presentation by Bridget Gorham, Health Economics Policy Advisor at the NHS Confederation
6.35 - 6.45 pm - Presentation by Mindy Simon, NHS Innovation Accelerator National Programme Director
6.45 - 7.15 pm - Panel discussion
7.15 - 7.30 pm - Q&As
About our partners
At Philips, our purpose is to improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation. We aim to improve 2.5 billion lives per year by 2030, including 400 million in underserved communities. As a technology company, with over 130 years of experience, we – and our brand licensees – innovate for people with one consistent belief: there’s always a way to make life better. At Philips, our innovations are driven by consumer and customer needs. Helping people to live healthy lives and prevent disease. Giving consumers and clinicians the tools, they need for preventative healthcare and supporting them with personalized treatment, products, services, and solutions. In Personal health, we have launched Dental, Pregnancy, and Women’s health solutions, working closely with healthcare providers in the US and Europe.