FemTech

Dr. Tamar Krishnamurti's recent work illustrates a process to adapt an mHealth pregnancy app to the needs of the Latino community, by incorporating culturally sensitive Spanish language content while focusing on addressing existing health disparities. Findings show that there are several instances where a direct translation approach, predicated on a positive patient-provider relationship, would fail to address the healthcare needs of the members of the Latino community.

Utilizing meaningful stakeholder contributions, Dr. Traci Kazmerski and her team developed MyVoice:CF, a novel web-based decision aid to help women with CF engage in shared decision-making regarding their reproductive goals.

Read more: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23743735221077527

Our FemTech Collaborative proposed a set of guiding principles for building technology that proactively identifies and addresses critical gaps in health care for people socially and economically marginalized people who are capable of pregnancy.

You can read this publication here: https://www.jmir.org/2022/4/e36338

The FemTech Collaborative is creating a series of digital tools for sexual and reproductive healthcare. Check out some recent equity and person centered research from our FemTech Program Director, Dr. Tamar Krishnamurti, with her CONVERGE mentee, Laura Tucker.