We’re working on a document that describes the minimum and ideal characteristics of health products measuring blood loss after vaginal births. This type of document is called a target product profile or TPP.
This TPP will help people design and develop effective and affordable products that accurately measure blood loss after vaginal birth. It aims to help improve maternal health outcomes globally.
The document is being developed in collaboration with Concept Foundation. It’s one of a few TPPs we’re working on through a project called Accelerating Innovation for Mothers (AIM) 2.0.
Accurately measuring blood loss after birth
Postpartum haemorrhage is when a woman bleeds excessively after giving birth. Over 20% of maternal deaths are because of postpartum haemorrhage (Source: World Health Organization). This makes it the biggest reason for maternal deaths globally.
It can be easier to manage and treat postpartum haemorrhage when we spot it early. To do this, the World Health Organization recommends objective and accurate measurement of blood loss for all women who have just given birth.
Although there are tools to measure blood loss after birth, some are not accurate, easy to use or affordable. Our TPP document describes the minimum and ideal characteristics of an effective tool to quickly and accurately identify postpartum haemorrhage.
This will especially help pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries, where rates of maternal deaths from postpartum haemorrhage are highest.
Your views on postpartum blood loss measurement
Consultation for this TPP has now closed. Thank you to all who provided feedback.
Based on your feedback, we are developing a second TPP for intraoperative caesarean blood loss measurement tools. Consultation is now open - share your feedback on the caesarean blood loss TPP.
The TPP for postpartum blood loss measurement for vaginal births will be made available on this page when finalised.
More information
For more information, please contact kate.mills@burnet.edu.au.
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