Closing the Perinatal Mental Health Follow-up Gap

In a recent article for Healthcare Tech Outlook, Dave Esra, CEO of BobiHealth, argues that there is a major flaw in modern perinatal care: while depression and anxiety screening tools are widely used, a positive score frequently fails to trigger actual care. Patients often slip through the cracks between initial screening, formal evaluation, referral, and treatment.

To solve this, BobiHealth has introduced a workflow platform designed to turn screening scores into accountable, time-bound actions. By tracking outreach, managing barriers, and providing transparent human-in-the-loop oversight, the system ensures that mental health signals result in verified follow-through rather than undocumented needs.

Read the full article here.