Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. New research suggests pairing a low-cost device with a quick bundle of treatments to stop blood loss.
The researchers looked at the use of a device called a calibrated plastic drape — essentially a plastic bag with labels to identify levels of blood loss up to 500 milliliters, which is considered the baseline for postpartum hemorrhage. They concluded that using the device nearly doubled the rate of accurate detection of postpartum hemorrhage compared to estimating blood loss visually, as many health care providers do.
“If you control the bleeding early, then you win, and if you don’t, then you are really fighting a losing battle,” he added. Traditionally, treatments for postpartum hemorrhage are delivered sequentially as providers assess what works, the new study noted. But Coomarasamy and his collaborators — who presented their findings at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference in Cape Town — are pushing for the simultaneous delivery of various treatments to help save precious time.
Some such efforts are already underway. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which funded the study, will pay for a year’s supply of calibrated drapes in the 80 hospitals that were part of the trial, the researchers said.
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