Recent News and Updates
New information and documents now available!
- Annual postpartum hemorrhage working group meeting presentations
- Recent meetings:
- SOGC Round Table Conference. November 3, 2008
- WHO Technical Consultation to finalize the recommendation on Postpartum Haemorrhage and Retained Placenta. November 18-21 2008
- WHO Second Principal Investigators meeting: Active management of the third stage of labour without controlled cord traction: A randomized non-inferiority controlled trial. December 3-4 2008
- Pilot use of oxytocin in a Uniject™ device for AMTSL in Mali
- Letter of support for misoprostol to be added to WHO's EML for PPH prevention
- Brochure: PPH prevention and initial management, rational use of uterotonic drugs in labour
- Ghana, Benin and Bangladesh AMTSL Survey Reports
Misoprostol for safe delivery featured in special Mother's Day section in New York Times
On Sunday, May 10, 2009, the New York Times featured an editorial about the role of misoprostol in safe delivery in a special section devoted to the question: "What Do You Give the Developing World for Mother's Day?” The piece, written by Venture Strategies' Communications Manager Amy Grossman, highlights misoprostol as an inexpensive tablet effective at preventing maternal deaths from postpartum hemorrhage in developing countries. Read the editorial here.
Active Management of the Third Stage of Labour: A Clinical Tutorial
PATH's Maternal and Newborn Health Technology Initiative, in collaboration with South Africa's KwaZulu Natal Department of Health, produced this essential training video on active management of the third stage of labor. Using real clinical footage, this video presents the information, skills, and practices that birth attendants need to routinely provide this life-saving intervention and prevent postpartum hemorrhage. For more information, click here.
Dr. Harshad Sanghvi, expert on postpartum hemorrhaging, wins 2009 Award for Best Practices in Global Health!
The Global Health Council awarded Dr. Harshad Sanghvi, Vice President and Medical Director of Jhpiego, the 2009 Award for Best Practices in Global Health, for his staunch and passionate voice in addressing the issue of postpartum hemorrhaging for more than 25 years, The award was presented on May 28th at the 36th Annual Global Health Conference on Global Health in Washington, DC. For more information, please see the GHC press release.
POPPHI receives generous contribution from Dr. Kenneth R. Kellner, MD, PhD of University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
POPPHI was recognized by Dr. Kellner for it's tool and material development. Dr. Kellner was astonished that the contributors of "A Textbook of Postpartum Hemorrhage" all gave their time freely and that educational materials are available without charge. The contribution will go to support PPH prevention work in Mali.
Changing practice with evidence-'Active management of the third stage of labour' article - Journal of the International Confederation of Midwives, Volume 21-Number 4, December 2008
