Supporting working parents with innovative family benefits took center stage earlier this month at the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) Workforce Strategy 2019 conference in San Diego. Buzzfeed’s Global Benefits Manager, Hannah Wilkowski, was featured on a panel discussing the company’s and employees’ experiences with Maven, alongside benefits leaders from Unum and SAP.

Human Resource Executive covered the panel, recapping some top moments and quotes shared by Wilkowski and the other panelists about family benefits solutions, why they are supporting employees who are or want to become parents, and and why it’s good business.

“As our employee demographics change, it is imperative for our benefits programs to adapt as well,” Wilkowski shared. “We wanted programs to support new parents as they are a growing population at Buzzfeed.”

“As our employee demographics change, it is imperative for our benefits programs to adapt as well.”

During the panel, Wilkowski highlighted this and more about why Buzzfeed turned to Maven to meet the ever-evolving family benefits needs of their workforce. She shared: “[Maven really is] a haven for people who are going through parenting for the first time, second time, or if they’re exploring adoption—really wherever they are in their journey.”

Buzzfeed is setting a new standard in the war for millennial talent, and we love partnering with them to empower and support their employees on their paths to parenthood.

“All feedback has been positive, and most of it has been word-of-mouth, parents telling other parents about this offering,” Wilkowski adds.

Read more in Human Resource Executive.

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With the rising maternal mortality rate and exorbitant costs for prenatal care and delivery in the U.S., Healthline explores solutions to some of the issues associated with childbirth in a new article, 7 Ways We Can Dramatically Improve Childbirth in America, featuring Maven OB-GYN Dr. Jackie Stone.

In the article, Dr. Stone shares ideas from her own practice and experiences, and speaks to solutions that are key to Maven’s approach and care model. For instance, she talks about the importance of doulas and how they help lower C-section rates and drive birth outcomes, assuming a critical role as “personal advocate and emotional support coach” during pregnancy and delivery.

She also talks about addressing bias in healthcare to close significant gaps in outcomes for women of color, sharing:

“Our healthcare systems—from medical education and residencies to hospital systems—need to focus efforts on how to train healthcare professionals to understand their own biases as well as additional research into why this dichotomy exists.”

At Maven, we’re committed to being part of the solution and improving pregnancy outcomes around the world every day through our high-touch care delivery model. Our incredible network of some of the most sought-after providers in their specialties, like Dr. Stone, is at the core of our mission to drive change and fill gaps in women’s and family healthcare—helping to shape our clinical programs, raising standards of care, eliminating barriers to access, and providing empathetic, equitable care to our members.

Read the full article on Healthline.

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Kate Ryder, founder and CEO of Maven, joined Maria Shriver and Al Roker on the TODAY show to talk about how Maven is disrupting the virtual healthcare industry—and putting patients at the center of our service.

“When I started the business five years ago it was one of the first waves of digital health,” she said. “And the first things that entrepreneurs were tackling were other areas—chronic disease, fitness tracking, primary care.”

Women’s health wasn’t a priority. So Kate made it one.

“We saw a tremendous opportunity to change the dialogue,” Kate said, adding, “I’ve been on Maven through two pregnancies and one miscarriage. It’s truly helped me navigate these joys and challenges.”

Mercedes Samudio, one of Maven’s mental health specialists and a licensed social worker, talked about why members love Maven’s accessibility. “There are a variety of issues that women come to me for—anything from postpartum depression and anxiety, to managing stress around life, family and their careers. There’s literally a practitioner or someone who is there to say, ‘I am here. Ten minutes, 40 minutes; what do you need?’”

“I’ve been on Maven through two pregnancies and one miscarriage. It’s truly helped me navigate these joys and challenges.”

Dr. Jane van Dis, Maven’s Medical Director and a practicing OB-GYN, highlighted the variety of hard-to-find services and practitioners Maven offers, from pelvic-floor physical therapists to sleep coaches to diabetic educators. “We really fill a lot of gaps in care that way,” she said.

Psychiatrist and bioethicist Dr. Tia Powell joined the segment to share why she’s excited about Maven’s mission—and why women’s child-bearing and early parenting years are a period during which support is most crucial. She stressed the importance of one of Maven’s most essential offerings: helping women go back to work after having a baby.

“I’m old enough that I can say there was no support—actually active discouragement—around childbearing for professional women, which is a disaster,” she said. “It means you drive out trained people.”

Maven addresses this critical gap by partnering with global employers to offer Maven as a family benefit providing customized programs for any path to parenthood—pregnancy, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, loss, breastmilk shipping, return to work, and infant care.

Start using Maven today by reaching out to our team (sales@mavenclinic.com) to get Maven at your company. Or download our app.

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