Today’s guest is Tracy Warren, CEO and Co-Founder of Astarte Medical. Astarte Medical is a precision medicine company using software and predictive analytics to improve preterm infant outcomes.
Astarte utilizes data collected during treatment of preterm infants to help medical professionals create treatment protocols based on optimizing the health of the microbiome within the first 1000 days of life. The company launched the NICUtrition platform that allows professionals to streamline their process and have easy access to patient data.
On the podcast, Tracy discusses the impact nutrition has on the first 1000 days of life for preterm babies, how their platform utilizes data to create predictions that improve patient outcomes. She also talks about the amazing opportunity to reduce the cost of preterm care.
Listen to the podcast to learn about:
- How Astarte Medical works
- How the company impacts long-term prenatal and postnatal care
- What happens when a baby is born prematurely
- What are the specific needs of preterm babies
- Challenges involved with preterm health
- What causes growth rate failure in preterm infants
- The cost of preterm care and how utilizing the NICUtrition platform can improve both outcomes and reduce the cost of care
- The importance of early pregnancy education regarding nutrition
- Important technologies that could improve healthcare delivery
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