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Happy New Year - it's hiring time! ???? We're expanding our Engineering team again and this time we're in search of a talented Software Engineer, Full Stack with experience in healthcare technology. If this sounds like you, feel free to apply and learn more! -- Software Engineer, Full Stack (Healthcare) (https://lnkd.in/ga49bKzh) More information of Life at Aster, can be found here;?https://lnkd.in/gn9XjHDU.

Announcing our Retirement Planning For Midwives Webinar ?? Presented by Leslie Cornwell, CNM and Business and Financial Consultant. This is the first in our Sustainable Midwifery Series, created as a meaningful offering to the caregivers who are bringing about such meaningful change in perinatal health. Why is this so important? Midwives are entrepreneurs and business owners who are often working without any business or financial education. These skills are not included in the average midwifery school curriculum. The demands of being on call add financial strain and put pressure on health and relationships. Midwives deserve financial stability that affords rest, time with loved ones and allows us relief from worries about the future AND communities deserve midwives who can thrive in the present. Read more and register here: https://lu.ma/lt8hbhsw

When you've been heads down for so long, it can be hard to take a step back and really understand how far you have come and how much impact you've had already - we try and capture that in this short film! Have a watch.

Excited to have Nacho Vazquez on the pod, learn about his plans and more in Ep. 1

We know the transition to Aster needs to be easy on providers. When you're focused on running your business and providing services, implementing any change can feel like a heavy lift—no matter the potential benefits. Heres what our customers can expect from us: ? 1:1 Real-Time Onboarding and Training with our Aster team to ensure you're set up for success from day one. ? Two-Step, Fully Encrypted Patient Data Transfer for seamless and secure migration of past patient records. ? Access to Office Hours & Our Private Aster Facebook Community, so you're never without support. Bonus: Booking a demo offers the chance to see how Aster can be tailored to each practice and can be done here: https://lnkd.in/gNAfZ66e

Today is the last day of Black Breastfeeding Week but the work continues all year long. Closing the gap in breastfeeding rates cannot happen without support, so we've created this resource guide with some amazing organizations who provide just that. Thank you to Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association Kimberly Seals Allers NATIONAL ASSOC OF PROFESSIONAL & PEER LACTATION SUPPORTERS OF COLOR Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere Inc. Chocolate Milk Café National Inc https://lnkd.in/gs45YQHV

Required reading for anyone invested in improving perinatal outcomes in the US. American College of Nurse-Midwives' Midwifery Workforce Study. https://lnkd.in/g8qWty4d Here are our takeaways: Midwifery is linked to positive outcomes, but access to midwives is limited in the United States. The US has only 4 midwives per 1,000 live births. To meet the WHO goal of 6 per 1,000, the US needs 22,000 midwives but currently has only 14,000, leaving a gap of 8,200. Even at the WHO target, the US would have fewer midwives than other high-income countries with better outcomes. The WHO states that midwives could provide 90% of sexual and reproductive care in the US Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives are master’s or doctorally prepared health workers who provide care during pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, sexual and reproductive healthcare, gynecologic healthcare, and family planning services. There are multiple strategies that will help improve the resilience of midwifery services. Notably, strengthening the presence of freestanding birth centers provides perinatal healthcare system resilience by providing an alternative to using hospital services for low-risk birth. States that have these three policies act as facilitators of midwifery practice: 1. Licensing midwives for full independent practice, including prescribing all essential medications? 2. Reimbursing midwives the full Medicaid physician fee for services? 3. Ensuring midwives can admit their clients to the hospital independently We need more midwives which means more support for midwives, which is what we are all about! Want to advocate for more change: Here’s the ACNM policy advocacy toolkit https://lnkd.in/gdUtEGq9

We don’t know who needs to hear this but there are safe and effective ways to treat mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy! It often surprises people to hear that perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADS) are among the most prevalent, and highly treatable, pregnancy complications. Perhaps they are not seen as complications but rather just part of the experience or maybe because despite affecting 1 in 5 birthing people they are often underdiagnosed. In our latest edition of the Aster blog our advisor Mikaela Kelly Morgan MD/MPH talks PMADS, pregnancy safe medications and resources for support. If you work with or employ people who can get pregnant, it is in your interest to be educated about this. Birthing people deserve to feel at their best and be supported when they don’t. Check out the blog post and share with your friends! https://lnkd.in/giW-YWd7

Aster is delighted to share that in March 2024 we were chosen to join the Google for Startups, Black Founders Accelerator program - as one of 13 startups chosen for the cohort. The past 8 weeks have provided Aster with incredible support, guidance and mentorship particularly around the use of MedLM and similar technologies to enhance Aster's platform. So far, we've benefited hugely from the programming, having participated in the Kickoff, Tech Week, Sales & Marketing Week all centered around us achieving our technical and company wide goals over the past few months. "I am very excited to be able to work with?the team?Aster?as part of the Google for Startups Accelerator program. They are looking to redefine the providers space for women's health and have an amazing and differentiated vision for how that can improve this very challenging part of healthcare. It is a privilege?and a pleasure to get to play a small role in their?exciting journey." - David White, AI Modern Infrastructure, Google This incredible experience is culminating in mid-May with a Demo Day, live in New York at the Google offices. We're excited to take the stage and share what Aster has been up to during the program and more. With that, we invite friends of Aster to save the date and join the livestream for Demo Day - not only to see Aster pitch but also the other incredible companies who are on this journey with us. Details Below: ------ The Google For Startups Accelerator: Women Founders and Black Founders. Register for one or both (preferably both!) upcoming Demo Day celebrations to hear how our latest cohorts have been using technology to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges on May 23, 2024. goo.gle/bf-wf-demoday2024 Thank you to these folks: Alejandra Alvarado Casta?o, Paco, David White, Fred Sauer and many more.

There are two topics we will never get tired of discussing with others who ask about Aster. 1. Why did you start this company? 2. Who are the people you serve and how does Aster help them? During Black Maternal Health Week, our Co-Founder Lailah Kara-Newton, MD had the pleasure of sitting down with Danilae Smith host of The Well Report Podcast. This is such a fun and lighthearted episode, delving into topics of maternal health, advocacy in healthcare and then overall wellness as a founder and working parent. Would check it out! ?? Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gXektkSj ?? Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gdzzt4wR