Released: October 19, 2009

Health sites harness power of social networks

Source: V. Dion Haynes, Washington Post (Free Registration)

In fall 2007, during her 12th week of pregnancy, Garance Genicot and her husband, Shub Debgupta, received worrisome news from the doctor: A preliminary test showed there was a strong possibility that she would deliver a baby with Down syndrome.

What now? Thus began their search to get answers, with little idea of where to turn. Genicot would eventually have a healthy baby girl. But the process they went through inspired Debgupta to start a business aimed at helping other expectant parents make better decisions about health issues.

Debgupta, is launching a Web site called WiserTogether (http://wisertogether.com) that allows expectant parents to gauge the experiences of other people in their age group and circumstances who face a range of pregnancy-related issues, including abdominal and back pain, gestational diabetes and hypertension, mood swings and urinary tract infection.

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