Sunday - June 28, 2026

Research from International Colleges

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University of Birmingham: Using a Drape to Diagnose Postpartum Haemorrhage Could Save Thousands of Lives in Sub-Saharan Africa
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 19 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Using a drape to diagnose postpartum haemorrhage could save thousands of lives in sub-Saharan Africa Together with clinical observation, using a calibrated drape has shown high accuracy for diagnosing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). A groundbreaking review of eighteen studies involving just under 300,000 participants found that a visual estimation of blood loss on its own to diagnose PPH is likely to  more