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WHAT IS POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGING?

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is severe blood loss for a woman during or after childbirth, and is the leading cause of maternal mortality. The main cause of postpartum hemorrhage is uterine atony, inability for the uterus to contract, leading to a decrease in clotting factors and ultimately greater blood loss.

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AT HAND?

Currently postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality around the world and is estimated that one women dies every four minutes because of it. Postpartum Hemorrhage is specifically common in developing countries. The reason why the mortality rate is so high is because of the inability for the mothers' blood to sufficiently clot resulting in major blood loss. The devices used today to determine if someones blood will clot or not are both time inefficient and expensive, so third world/developing countries have a difficult time affording them.

WHICH COUNTRIES WILL YOU INTEND FOR THIS DEVICE TO BE USED?

While the rates have significantly decreased in more developed countries, it is still a leading cause in third world and developing countries. The percentage of pregnancy-related mortality due to PPH in the United States was 11.4% in 2013. In developing countries, the maternal mortality rate for women is about 1 in every 100 births where 60% are due to PPH, resulting in more than 100,000 maternal deaths per year. Because of these high rates we want to focus on those developing countries that are most affected by PPH and who do not have access to advanced medical technology.