Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Five Rural Zambian Districts

Abstract: 

In Zambia, most of the maternal deaths due to PPH occur in places where there are few skilled birth attendants or a lack of skills or resources to manage bleeding and shock.  This brief summarizes VSI’s Zambia program that trained providers on the distribution of misoprostol tablets to women in order to prevent PPH.

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Author: 
VSI
UC Berkeley Bixby Center
Publication date: 
December 1, 2010
Publication type: 
Report