Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of Beyond the Blueprints, Chad Jennings, Global Head of Customer Voice and Product Experience at IBM, sits down with Dr. Michael Conward, CTO and Co-Founder of MyLÚA Health, to explore how agentic AI is helping address one of healthcare's most urgent challenges: maternal health.
Maternal mortality remains a critical issue in the United States, with many deaths and complications considered preventable. Michael shares how MyLÚA combines AI agents, machine learning, healthcare expertise, and personalized support to help mothers during pregnancy and the postpartum period. By capturing critical signals that often go unnoticed, the platform empowers mothers, care teams, and healthcare organizations with timely insights and proactive interventions.
The conversation explores how MyLÚA leverages agentic AI, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), predictive analytics, and IBM technologies including watsonx and Orchestrate to deliver personalized maternal care at scale. You'll also hear how AI is being used to predict postpartum depression, improve patient engagement, and create a more proactive healthcare experience.
Topics covered:
00:00 – Introduction
00:40 – Meet Dr. Michael Conward & MyLÚA Health
01:09 – The Maternal Health Crisis
03:31 – How MyLÚA Uses AI to Support Mothers
06:08 – Creating Personalized Maternal Care
10:11 – Building Trusted AI for Healthcare
13:31 – Predicting Postpartum Depression with AI
14:43 – How IBM watsonx Orchestrate Powers the Platform
16:26 – Building a Healthcare RAG System with watsonx.ai
18:10 – Challenges of AI in Healthcare
20:47 – Privacy, Trust, and Responsible AI
22:19 – Real-World Impact and Customer Outcomes
24:00 – Closing Thoughts
In this episode of Beyond the Blueprints, Chad Jennings, Global Head of Customer Voice and Product Experience at IBM, sits down with Dr. Michael Conward, CTO and Co-Founder of MyLÚA Health, to explore how agentic AI is helping address one of healthcare's most urgent challenges: maternal health.
Maternal mortality remains a critical issue in the United States, with many deaths and complications considered preventable. Michael shares how MyLÚA combines AI agents, machine learning, healthcare expertise, and personalized support to help mothers during pregnancy and the postpartum period. By capturing critical signals that often go unnoticed, the platform empowers mothers, care teams, and healthcare organizations with timely insights and proactive interventions.
The conversation explores how MyLÚA leverages agentic AI, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), predictive analytics, and IBM technologies including watsonx and Orchestrate to deliver personalized maternal care at scale. You'll also hear how AI is being used to predict postpartum depression, improve patient engagement, and create a more proactive healthcare experience.
Topics covered:
00:00 – Introduction
00:40 – Meet Dr. Michael Conward & MyLÚA Health
01:09 – The Maternal Health Crisis
03:31 – How MyLÚA Uses AI to Support Mothers
06:08 – Creating Personalized Maternal Care
10:11 – Building Trusted AI for Healthcare
13:31 – Predicting Postpartum Depression with AI
14:43 – How IBM watsonx Orchestrate Powers the Platform
16:26 – Building a Healthcare RAG System with watsonx.ai
18:10 – Challenges of AI in Healthcare
20:47 – Privacy, Trust, and Responsible AI
22:19 – Real-World Impact and Customer Outcomes
24:00 – Closing Thoughts
