Uterotonics for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of preventable maternal mortality worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends uterotonic administration for every woman after birth to prevent PPH. There are no standardised data collected in large-scale measurement platforms. The Every Newborn Birth Indicators Research Tracking in Hospitals (EN-BIRTH) is an observational study to assess the validity of measurement of maternal and newborn indicators, and this paper reports findings regarding measurement of coverage and quality for uterotonics.

Methods

The EN-BIRTH study took place in five hospitals in Bangladesh, Nepal and Tanzania, from July 2017 to July 2018. Clinical observers collected tablet-based, time-stamped data. We compared observation data fo

SUBMITTER: Ruysen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995712 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature