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Global Health Technical Briefs: Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage

Author: Barbara Deller, Katrin DeCamp 
InfoShare Partner: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP)
Publication Date: February 2008
Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper
Topics: Child health/survival, Maternal health/survival, Reproductive health, general
Region: Global
Language: English
Number of Pages: 2
File Size: 15 KB
File Format: Web Page

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This two-page Brief concludes that:

* Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality in low-resource settings.

* In countries with high maternal mortality and limited resources, introducing safe, low-cost, evidence-based practices that prevent PPH can save women’s lives.