MamaBear. Always there.
From everyday coughs and fevers to recurring breathing or chest symptoms, MamaBear helps families capture what’s happening at home in a structured symptom check-in — and share it securely with their nurse, primary care provider, or specialist. So the clinician sees the whole picture, and the right care happens sooner.
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For Parents & Families
Track your child’s symptoms at home, capture a 15-second breathing video, and share it directly with your provider — no appointment needed.
Get the app and get started →For Health Systems & Partners
Help clinicians recognize recurring respiratory patterns earlier. A consumer-facing, provider-led platform built for rural and Tribal care — RHTP technology-track eligible, with no new EHR infrastructure.
Explore partnership options →Five steps. One tap to your provider.
MamaBear guides you through a structured symptom check-in from your phone — no appointment, no waiting room.
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Download the MamaBear Health app
Available free on the App Store and Google Play.
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Set up an account for your child
Takes about two minutes. Secure and HIPAA-compliant.
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Collect symptoms, risk factors, and a 15-second video
MamaBear walks you through exactly what to capture.
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Send to your provider in one tap
Your Check-In report is delivered directly to your provider through secure medical messaging or email.
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Your provider reviews it with you at the visit
A written record your provider reads as part of your child’s care — and that you can re-read anytime.
Not just a snapshot — a timeline.
A single check-in captures how your child is doing right now. But recurring illness unfolds over time — and so does the pattern that helps a clinician understand it. MamaBear lets parents submit follow-up check-ins across an episode, building a clear record of how the child progressed and responded to treatment.
Was the fever coming down? Was breathing easier or harder? Did the child start eating and drinking again? This longitudinal record gives the clinician context a single visit can’t — so when they review it, they can recognize the pattern behind a child’s recurring symptoms and decide what it means.
Learn how follow-up tracking works →Check-In
Baseline captured
Parent submits symptoms, breathing video, fever, exposures, and activity context — assembled into a structured summary.
Clinician reviews asynchronouslylater
Early response captured
Did medication help? Is breathing settling? A follow-up records whether the initial treatment made a difference.
Medication response recordedlater
Progress recorded
The record captures whether symptoms improved, stayed the same, or recurred — building the trajectory across the episode.
Trajectory recordedvisit
The clinician reads the pattern
With the full episode in front of them, the clinician can recognize what a single snapshot would miss — and decide what the recurring pattern means.
Recognition, by the clinicianI made multiple ER visits with my son because I couldn’t prove to our pediatrician what I saw at home. MamaBear lets you capture symptoms as they happen — so your provider can see the pattern and get your child the right care sooner.
MamaBear reduces subjectivity and recall bias. It supports earlier treatment decisions and helps prevent unnecessary testing and hospitalizations.
Proven technology. Built for real workflows.
Low-bandwidth optimized
Works on ordinary cell service — even offline uploads. Real-world information captured in the moment, not recalled later.
HIPAA-compliant and interoperable
Built on HL7 FHIR for optional Epic/MyChart integration, with secure email delivery for settings without EHR infrastructure.
Provider-led by design
MamaBear captures and presents structured history; the clinician interprets and decides. No diagnosis, no scoring, no vendor lock-in.
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Resources for parents
Trusted information to help you understand what you’re seeing — and what to do next.
Rapid Heart Rate in Infants
When is a fast heartbeat normal — and when should you call your provider?
Difficulty Breathing
Signs to watch for, what they mean, and when to seek care immediately.
Medication Dosage Calculator
Interactive, weight-based dosing guide for common pediatric medications.
A small, focused team with deep expertise.
Biomedical engineering, mobile development, pediatric pulmonology, and clinical implementation — the right people in the right seats. Meet the team →
Marie Johnson, PhD
CEO & FounderRaymond Gonzalez
CTOJoe Thayer
Lead Mobile DeveloperPaolo Pianosi, MD
Clinical AdvisorKimberly Vasquez, MPH
Senior Implementation Consultant & FQHC Implementation Co-LeadSee it. Share it. Recognize it.
Aligned with CHRA & RHTP goals. Built for rural and underserved communities.
MamaBear Health is developed by Loon Medical, LLC — named after the Minnesota state bird, the loon. You may see references to LoonMD in our app store listings and federal grant documentation. Learn about our team →