The Digital Midwife: How Malaica Blends Tech Care with a Human Touch for Expectant Mums
Dr. Lorraine Muluka founded Malaica, a hybrid health platform designed to provide continuous support to expectant mothers in East Africa. The platform aims to bridge the gap in maternal care by moving away from episodic clinical visits toward a more holistic, tech-enabled support system.
Why it matters
Addressing the lack of continuous maternal care is vital for reducing preventable complications and improving health outcomes for women in developing regions.
MOMBASA, KENYA — For generations, the journey into motherhood across East Africa has been quietly endured as a fragmented, lonely, and deeply anxious gauntlet. In conventional healthcare systems, pregnancy is treated as a series of isolated, clinical episodes.
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