With a U.S. maternal mortality crisis underway, government health plans for low-income Americans in the past few years have increased coverage of services shown to improve the health of mothers and babies. And now, venture capital firms, including Khosla Ventures and Rock Health, are bolstering investment into maternal health companies and technology, as they anticipate sector growth and bet payment rates from both Medicaid and commercial insurance will accelerate. Early maternal healthcare investments in businesses ranging from clinics to specialists in fertility and nutrition counseling totaled $306.5 million in 2023, a 700 percent increase from $38.1 million in 2018, according to data that research firm Pitchbook prepared for Reuters.
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