Bundoo is a parenting website that publishes articles on
pregnancy
Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops ( gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb). A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins.
Pregnancy usually occurs by sexual intercourse, but ca ...
,
pediatrics
Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until th ...
, and
parenting
Parenting or child rearing promotes and supports the physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a ...
. It provides an ask-the-doctor service through Ask Bundoo.
Bundoo's target audience is expecting parents and parents. The site's beta version went live in summer 2013, followed by the full site roll-out in January 2014.
History
Bundoo was created by Lewis Warshauer, MD, a retired
radiologist
Radiology ( ) is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiatio ...
. The company was headquartered in
Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton ( ; es, Boca Ratón, link=no, ) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924, as "Bocaratone," and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" in 1925. The population was 97,422 in the ...
.
In 2015, Bundoo named Stephanie Winans CEO. Winans was previously COO and comes from a background in radio and media.
In November 2016, Bundoo was acquired by The Wellness Network.
Publications
Bundoo publishes original articles, interviews, and videos on pregnancy and parenting issues. All the company's core content is reviewed or written by a doctor or qualified parenting professional. Bundoo also answers parenting and pregnancy questions directly through a Telehealth component.
Awards and media
In 2015, Bundoo was named a honoree in the
Webby Awards in the Parenting category. Bundoo was also named a Silver award winner in the 2014 W
3 Awards for excellence in web design, sponsored by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. Bundoo was featured in ''Marketing Sherpa'' for its successful use of third-party platforms to improve site metrics.
Articles featuring Bundoo experts or profiles of the site were published by the ''
Huffington Post
''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and ...
'',
Fox News
The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owne ...
,
the ''New York Times'', the ''
South-Florida Sun Sentinel'', Scholastic ''Parent & Child'', and local television and radio stations in Canada and the United States.
References
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Parenting websites
American health websites
Telehealth
Maternity in the United States