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Nadia Care, a maternal health startup formerly known as Cayaba Care, has raised $12 million in funding to scale its community-based approach to pregnancy and postpartum care. The round was led by Valtruis and a national payer, with participation from First Trust Capital Partners and RH Capital.
The company delivers a hybrid care model that combines in-home, virtual, and community-based support—meeting patients not only through digital channels but also in everyday settings such as local gathering spaces. Its services span care coordination, benefits navigation, prenatal and postpartum support, labor and birth assistance, lactation consulting, nutrition counseling, and mental health care. These services are provided by a multidisciplinary team that includes maternity navigators, registered nurses, doulas, lactation consultants, and nutritionists.
“We believe the core of what is broken in maternal care is trust. We hear this directly from our members — women who have experienced real disrespect and dismissal from the healthcare system,” said Adaeze Enekwechi, CEO of Nadia Care. “They have traveled across town on two buses to get to a prenatal appointment, only to be greeted with accusations rather than care. No one should face pregnancy like that. What is normal in communities around the world is having support: people around you, caring for you, showing up for you. We are trying to operationalize that empathy into the American healthcare system.”
“Nadia Care is challenging the status quo of how maternal care is delivered, stepping in to fill a major gap for mothers and families with care directly from their communities,” said Anna Haghgooie, Managing Director at Valtruis. “When you pair that kind of connection with wraparound care and technology, you see improved health outcomes and lower total costs.”
Founded in 2021, Nadia Care currently partners with Medicaid plans in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Tennessee. The company reports that it has supported around 4,000 members to date, achieving measurable improvements in outcomes, including a 60% reduction in NICU days, a 47% decrease in low-birth-weight rates, a 38% drop in preterm births, and 25% fewer emergency room visits.
The latest funding will support expansion into both existing and new markets, as the company continues to refine and scale its care model.
While several maternal health startups—including Pomelo Care, Pacify, and Mahmee—focus primarily on virtual care, Nadia Care differentiates itself through its in-person engagement, bringing care directly into homes and communities alongside digital support.
“Our long-term goal is to be the company that proves that community-centered, hybrid maternal care is the default model for pregnant and postpartum women and their families,” Enekwechi said. “The kind where a real person shows up in your life, earns your trust, and walks alongside you throughout your pregnancy journey. The kind that can work at scale, within the existing healthcare system, and for the populations that need it most.”
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