A Game Changer for Standard of Care with Ann Holder from Odonata

Everyone’s lives are changing because of COVID-19 but for women that are pregnant, they have a higher risk of getting sick or having a problem with their pregnancy if they were to test positive for the virus and because of this, Ann Holder and her team at Odonata are working hard to make sure they remain safe.

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ABOUT THE GUEST

Ann Holder is a Medical Device Executive with a rich background in sales, marketing, finance and operations. Ann began her career in the US Army after graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. In healthcare, Ann worked for Medtronic in a variety of roles in sales, finance and business development and was an executive at a start-up. Most recently she has been helping companies commercialize in the U.S. while focused on developing fetal monitoring technology with the Mayo Clinic. Prior to Ann’s career in healthcare, Ann worked in the consumer goods industry and in telecommunications for international companies in engineering and operations in the areas of manufacturing, supply chain and logistics.

Everyone’s lives are changing because of COVID-19 but for women that are pregnant, they have a higher risk of getting sick or having a problem with their pregnancy if they were to test positive for the virus. Luckily for them, Ann Holder and her team at Odonata are working hard to make sure they remain safe.

Key Takeaways

Fetal monitoring is something that we are all still learning about but Ann and her team work every day to bring to the market new technology for non-invasive fetal monitoring.
The US is lacking when it comes to the success and survival rate of C-Sections and it’s important for Ann and her company to work with doctors to make sure that we correct the mistakes that are being made to ensure the safety of women.
Telehealth is not just taking over the doctor visit world for a cough or a runny nose, but women who are pregnant, even as much as 29 weeks are not actually seeing doctors in person and it’s problem, but how we have to find a way to make sure that the baby and mother are safe and healthy.

Quotes

“ I was talking to an OBGYN that was telling me that the number of non-stress tests for high-risk patients has gone down considerably but, the number of stillbirths have gone up considerably with COVID. So we had to make a pretty significant change in our strategy.”
“I’m really happy with what I’m doing. It’s been incredibly fulfilling and I talked to a lot of people that are really weighing the pros and cons of being an entrepreneur or a first-time CEO. My advice is just to have confidence in taking a risk, because quite honestly if you don’t, you’re always going to second guess yourself.”

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A Game Changer for Standard of Care with Ann Holder from Odonata

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