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The Use of Safe Birthing Kits and The Use of Safe Birthing Kits and Misoprostol for Home Deliveries as Part of Misoprostol for Home Deliveries as Part of the Continuum of Care for Prevention and the Continuum of Care for Prevention and Management of PPH Management of PPH Shabnam Shahnaz, MD, MPH Pathfinder International, Bangladesh

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The Use of Safe Birthing Kits and The Use of Safe Birthing Kits and  Misoprostol for Home Deliveries as Part of Misoprostol for Home Deliveries as Part of 

the Continuum of Care for Prevention and the Continuum of Care for Prevention and  Management of PPHManagement of PPH

Shabnam Shahnaz, MD, MPH

Pathfinder International, Bangladesh

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BackgroundBackground• Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) accounts for about 28% of 

maternal deaths in Bangladesh. 

• 82% of deliveries in Bangladesh occur at home with unskilled 

birth attendants. 

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The GapThe GapDuring delivery AfterBefore

Interaction with a 

health, or 

development 

worker for FP, ANC; 

other health 

interventions

85% of deliveries 

occur at home by 

unskilled birth 

attendants

Most births assisted 

by ‘Dais’, followed by 

friends and relatives

Interaction with 

health service 

providers for 

maternal 

complications, EPI, 

childhood diseases

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Mayer Shasthya: The InterventionMayer Shasthya: The InterventionEffective prevention

• Use of Misoprostol

• Active Management of Third Stage of Labor (AMTSL)

Timely identification of PPH 

• Use of blood collection mat

Appropriate referral

• Establishing an appropriate referral system

• Use of PPH management kit

• Use of NASG

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Effective PreventionEffective Prevention

• Counseling: ANC, PNC, prevention and management of PPH, 

and referrals

• Distribution of Mayer Shasthya PPH bag– Delivery Kit– Misoprostol

– Blood Collection Mat

– Registration and referral Card

• Correct and timely identification of PPH

• Follow‐up

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Timely Identification of PPHTimely Identification of PPHWhy measure blood loss?

• Woman are ignorant about the amount of life threatening blood 

loss during postpartum period

• Non‐availability of any easy method of measuring blood loss

• Even obstetricians rely on subjective assessment, difficult to 

standardize

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Estimation of Blood LossEstimation of Blood Loss

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Estimation of Blood LossEstimation of Blood Loss

• Blood Collection Drape

• Visual estimation

• Calibrated Jugs – Nigeria 

• Kelly’s Pad –

India

• Cloth Mat –

Bangladesh

• Kanga – Tanzania

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Accurate Estimation of Blood LossAccurate Estimation of Blood Loss

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Appropriate ReferralAppropriate Referral

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Progress so far..Progress so far..Mayer Shasthy PPH bags

• 13,381 pregnant women registered in project area

• 8,434  PPH bags distributed to pregnant women

• 8,026  women delivered, used the bag and took Misoprostol

PPH Management Kit Box: 

• Provided to each of the referral centers

Orientation and training of providers: 

• Provided training 

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Progress so far..Progress so far..Household Meetings: • 1,855 meetings organized 

• 21,996 pregnant women and family                                

members reached 

Community Group Meetings: • 167 meetings organized 

• 4,337 community members reached 

Two Ambassadors for Project:• Rupam Rani receives “Badge of Honor”

from WRA Bangladesh (USAID‐

sponsored)

Policy :• Misoprostol incorporated into the Essential Drug List

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Success so far..Success so far..

Management of PPH cases: 

• 20 PPH cases identified and managed                             

in the Mayer Shasthya Project areas

• All women used Misoprostol tablet, blood collection mat and 

delivery kit supplied by the project

• NASG was used for 1 woman

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ChallengesChallenges• Understanding on the need to empower pregnant women

• Migration of the pregnant women

• Lack of reliable data on pregnant women and pregnancy 

outcomes

• Insufficient supplies of maternal health commodities (e.g., 

Misoprostol, magnesium sulfate, birth kits)

• Maintaining the responsiveness and competence  of referral 

centers

• Financial constraints of families and transportation 

arrangements

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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no 

path and leave a trail.‐Ralph Waldo Emerson