The Problem: Lack of access to uterotonics to prevent PPH in rural Ethiopia - Ethiopia?s maternal mortality rate is among the highest in the world with 470 deaths per 100,000 live births. Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) remains to be the leading cause of maternal mortality in developing countries like Ethiop...
Ethiopia’s maternal mortality rate is among the highest in the world with 470 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) remains to be the leading cause of maternal mortality in developing
countries like Ethiopia. The problem is worse in the rural setting where there are not proper fac...
This paper sought to determine the safety and feasibility of home-based prophylaxis of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) with misoprostol, including assessment of the need for referrals and additional interventions. In rural Tigray, Ethiopia, traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in intervention areas were train...
