About POPPHI

Woman and child. POPPHI's overall goal is to expand the use of active management of the third stage of labor to reduce postpartum hemorrhage.

Photo: Florence Camus-Bablon

The Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage Initiative (POPPHI) is a USAID-funded, five-year project focusing on the reduction of postpartum hemorrhage, the single most important cause of maternal deaths worldwide.