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Hope Khoury: Let’s Ask How the Mother Is Doing and Stay Long Enough to Hear the Answer
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Nov 14, 2026, 16:12

Hope Khoury: Let’s Ask How the Mother Is Doing and Stay Long Enough to Hear the Answer

Hope Khoury, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Go Vertical ICM, shared a post on LinkedIn about a paper by Laura Pritschet et al. published in Nature Neuroscience:

“We ask how the baby is developing.

Let’s ask how the mother is doing, and stay long enough to hear the answer.

A 2024 study in Nature Neuroscience followed one woman through 26 MRI scans, from before conception to two years after childbirth.

Researchers mapped widespread changes in brain structure during pregnancy.

One participant cannot represent every mother, and these findings do not establish changes in intelligence or capability. They offer a detailed starting point for further research.

But they also invite us to be more curious about the woman experiencing this transition.

  • Her recovery.
  • Her wellbeing.
  • Her changing needs.
  • The support she can actually access.

For founders, there are meaningful questions here: Where does support disappear between appointments? What could make asking for help easier? Have mothers helped shape the solution?

To everyone building in maternal health: your work deserves serious attention. Keep listening. Keep testing. Keep moving it forward.

Developing a women’s health innovation? Apply to the Go Vertical ICM Women’s Health Community Award 2026.
Early concepts, research, prototypes, and established products are welcome.

The primary winner receives:

  • US$5,000 cash
  • A Strategic Discovery Process valued at US$4,800
  • Applications close December 31, 2026.

Review the rules and apply.”

Title: Neuroanatomical changes observed over the course of a human pregnancy

Authors: Laura Pritschet, Caitlin M. Taylor, Daniela Cossio, Joshua Faskowitz, Tyler Santander, Daniel A. Handwerker, Hannah Grotzinger, Evan Layher, Elizabeth R. Chrastil, Emily G. Jacobs

You can read the Full Article in Nature Neuroscience.

Hope Khoury

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