Being your own boss, controlling your own destiny, for many in our country is the American Dream. Starting and building a small business, however, is difficult. That’s why the failure rates are high. Entrepreneurs, particularly women business owners, face myriad challenges from finding the start-up capital they need to obtaining access to markets and technical […]
For Catherine Brooks, necessity truly was the “mother” of invention. Surprised when her first child had to be delivered by Cesarean in 2004, Brooks, a rehabilitation therapy specialist and her orthopedic surgeon husband were even more shocked with the poor post-surgical care provided to C-section mothers. So Catherine and her husband combined their medical knowledge and personal experience to create a product to address both the postpartum and post-surgical factors relating to a Cesarean delivery.