Waterloo startup aims to improve women’s pelvic health

ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Johanna Weidner, therecord.com, October 25, 2021

Rachel Bartholomew

WATERLOO — The prize-winning idea came to Rachel Bartholomew while on bed rest after surgery for cervical cancer.

Bartholomew had already experienced issues with pelvic health years before the damaging cancer treatments and knew the rehabilitation device available was outdated and far from helpful.

“Women deserve way better than this,” she said.

She was determined to offer something better to the one in three women who experience pelvic health complications such as pain and incontinence that can have significant and long-lasting impacts on their quality of life.

“We don’t need to live with this every single day,” Bartholomew said.

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