The Health Diaries

Why This Women’s Health Care CEO Gave Up All-Nighters

‘I do very little social media — it’s not really my style.’

There are many ways to live a healthy life. The Health Diaries is a weekly series about the habits that keep notable people living well.

Melissa Hanna is changing the way new moms and babies access health care. She is the founder of Mahmee, a platform that lets hospitals, health systems, and their patients coordinate comprehensive maternity health care, from birth to baby’s first birthday. Mahmee helps moms easily access all of their providers, like doctors, midwives, doulas, lactation consultants, nutritionists, and more.

Founded in 2015, Mahmee has over 900 practices in its network and has received funding from the dating app Bumble.

Hanna shares with Medium how she balances life in a tech startup with her love of board games and cooking without recipes.

I wake up between 7 and 7:30 a.m. most mornings. Sometimes I start with a bit of yoga and stretching, or if the weather is nice, maybe a jog around the neighborhood. I try to eat breakfast at home before I head to the office. I make oatmeal with fruit and nuts and drink a lot of water. I’ll drink at least 16 ounces to start my day.