LifeWrap included in FOGSI and AICOG’s 2015 PPH Manual

 FOGSI (The Federation of Obstetric & Gynecological Societies of India) and AICOG (All India  Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology) have added LifeWraps to their 2015 Manual on PPH,  giving a full chapter to the use of LifeWrap. LifeWrap is integrated throughout the manual in the
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Safe Motherhood Year End Newsletter 2015

Dear Friends and Supporters of Safe Motherhood, Bixby Center, UCSF: Year-end greetings to all of you, the fabulous individuals who support the UCSF Safe Motherhood Program. As every year, we wish to thank you for your generosity and to let you know some of the activities you supported
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Tamil Nadu supplies hospitals and primary health centers with NASGs

On January 8th, 2016, the Hindu reported that the government of Tamil Nadu State, India is introducing the NASGs to all public health facilities and 108 ambulances.  Read the full article here.
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LifeWrap donate‎s NASG to FIGO (International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians) trainees at FIGO PPH Workshops, October 2015, Vancouver

As part of the FIGO/Safe Motherhood Program PPH trainings on LifeWrap at FIGO, LifeWrap donated non-pneumatic anti-shock garments to FIGO trainees from Sudan, Ethiopia, Bolivia and Colombia‎. All recipients of donations were newly trained in the use of the NASG and completed the postp
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Independent study calls for wider availability of NASG in Nigeria

An independent assessment of nurse midwives’ knowledge of LifeWraps in Nigeria by Onasoga et al in the International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception and Gynecology suggests that NASG should be made widely available and should be part of PPH management protocols. Read the
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NASG significantly reduces blood loss in women who experience post-abortion hemorrhage

New research from the Safe Motherhood Program demonstrates that the NASG significantly reduces blood loss in women who experience post-abortion hemorrhage and results in a clinically important 52% lower odds of mortality. This study was conducted with partners at Los Angeles Medical C
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A novel approach to managing postpartum hemorrhage

UCSF’s Safe Motherhood Program and colleagues have tested a novel approach to manage postpartum hemorrhage: ‘secondary prevention/early treatment’  using misoprostol to treat only women with above average bleeding.   This study demonstrates secondary prevention/early treat
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Groundbreaking work by Professor Suellen Miller cited in a new article on measuring the quality of care

New research on measuring the quality of intrapartum and immediate postpartum care calls Professor Suellen Miller’s work on high mortality in poor quality EmONC settings groundbreaking.  Read the article by Tripathi et al here, and find the original article by Professor Miller h
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New systematic review recommends NASG to reduce maternal mortality

Two new articles on the NASG have been released in Reproductive Health 12:26: an editorial co-authored by Safe Motherhood director, Professor Suellen Miller, and a systematic review of the evidence of the impact of the NASG on reducing maternal mortality. Read the editorial and the re
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