Oxford, UK – 10 June 2025
Edtech innovator Learning with Experts has secured a significant £276,658 grant from Innovate UK’s flagship Biomedical Catalyst programme to build an AI-powered perinatal mental health platform, directly addressing the UK’s maternal health crisis — an issue Rachel Reeves yesterday reaffirmed as central to Britain’s future health and economic resilience.
The 12-month £395,226 project will develop a Remote Perinatal Learning and Safety Platform — a first-of-its-kind solution designed to prevent maternal mental health tragedies, including suicide, which remains the leading cause of maternal death in the UK.
This digital-first, AI-enhanced model combines expert-led group learning with real-time sentiment analysis, enabling early identification of at-risk mothers and proactive intervention, including referral back to face-to-face NHS care when needed. The result is a new model for community-driven, tech-enabled maternal care...
