Use of uterine balloon tamponade for control of postpartum haemorrhage by community-based health providers in South Sudan

BD Nelson,H Stoklosa,R Ahn,MJ Eckardt,EK Walton,TF Burke
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July
2013
Output type
Journal article
Location
Sierra Leone
Focus areas
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Topics
Maternal and child health
Health systems and services
Programme
Humanitarian Innovation
Uterine Balloon Tamponade

The objective of this paper is to determine whether use of uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) for management of uncontrolled postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) by community-based providers in a resource-limited setting could be feasible, effective, and safe. In rural South Sudan, community providers were trained and equipped with a simple UBT device consisting of a catheter, condom, and syringe. Snowball sampling identified cases of UBT use since training. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among community providers, referral facility providers, patients, and patient family members. A qualitative analysis concludes that training and UBT device provision are simple, affordable, and effective for managing uncontrolled PPH in a resource-limited setting.

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