Fertility & pregnancy

Wearable breast pump maker Willow has acquired Swehl and Momtech to expand its breastfeeding education, support and feeding technology offerings. The US company said the deals would bring together products, educational resources and community support that have traditionally operated separately within maternal healthcare. Swehl is a maternal wellness and breastfeeding platform. Its acquisition will help [...]

Swiss pharmaceutical company Ferring has agreed to acquire US fertility start-up Gameto in a deal worth up to US$1.38bn, expanding its fertility treatment business. The final value will depend on the achievement of development, regulatory and commercial milestones, according to the companies. The acquisition will bring Gameto's reproductive health technologies into Ferring's fertility portfolio, with [...]

TFP Fertility Group has acquired Manchester Fertility Group, expanding its UK operations and presence in northwest England. Financial terms were not disclosed. TFP operates fertility and reproductive health clinics in the UK and Poland and has more than 35 years of clinical heritage. Manchester Fertility Group has provided fertility services since 1986 and operates a [...]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a framework with the first set of priority indicators to track extreme heat risks for pregnant women, newborns and children. The indicators are intended to help countries monitor heat-related health impacts, improve preparedness and respond more quickly to rising temperatures. The launch follows growing evidence linking extreme heat [...]

A global trial will test whether bromocriptine can reduce deaths and complications in women with pregnancy-related heart failure. The study focuses on peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a rare but life-threatening form of heart failure that develops towards the end of pregnancy or within five months of childbirth. The placebo-controlled trial will enrol approximately 650 women to [...]

Femasys has partnered with SandsRx Pharmacy to support the launch of its FemaSeed fertility treatment in obstetrics and gynaecology practices. The agreement will provide specialist pharmacy support, coordinated access to fertility medications and preferred pricing for practices introducing the treatment. It is the first in a planned network of pharmacy partnerships supporting the rollout of [...]

Vespexx Inc., the AI femtech company behind Soonr, has been named a finalist in the Digital Health Hub Foundation Digital Health & AI Awards 2026 at HLTH, in the Rising Star track, Women’s & Family Health category. The company advanced from the Quarterfinalist stage announced in September. The Digital Health & AI Awards recognise organisations [...]

Up to 20 maternity units in England may need to close or change their role to keep mothers and babies safe, an NHS leader has warned. Matthew Hopkins, the NHS Alliance’s director for acute care, told The Guardian that shortages of specialist doctors and rising caesarean section rates were making smaller maternity units increasingly difficult to sustain. [...]

Posted in partnership with London Pregnancy Clinic The most detailed look most parents in England get at their developing baby arrives around the midpoint of pregnancy. The NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme offers a screening scan between 18 and 20 weeks, and that scan screens for eleven physical conditions. It is a well-run, well-audited programme, [...]

US maternity ward closures are increasing as federal Medicaid cuts take effect, with further closures expected ahead of wider changes in 2027. An analysis by the non-profit Protect Our Care found that 52 maternity wards have closed since the HR1 bill was announced in July 2025, with another eight announcing plans to close. The bill [...]