Preventing post-partum haemorrhage at home during COVID-19: what are we waiting for?

Abstract: 

Disruptions in health service delivery due to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a devastating effect on maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) with rises in maternal and neonatal deaths expected.1 Post-partum haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality in low-income countries and is likely to increase because of estimates of, at best, a 10% reduction in MNCH services.1

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Author: 
Karen Hobday
Ndola Prata
Jennifer Hulme
Caroline SE Homer
Publication date: 
March 9, 2021
Publication type: 
Journal Article
Citation: 
Hobday K, Prata N, Hulme J, Homer CS. Preventing post-partum haemorrhage at home during COVID-19: what are we waiting for? Lancet Glob Health. 2021 Mar;9(3):e245-e246. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00003-6. Epub 2021 Jan 28. PMID: 33516281; PMCID: PMC7906691.