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80-Cent Plastic Drape Helps Prevent Childbirth Deaths in Nigeria
Original: An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Women from Dying in Childbirth
A cheap plastic drape, costing roughly 80 cents, is being credited with sharply reducing deaths of women from bleeding during childbirth. The device, developed for use in low-resource settings including Nigeria, helps manage postpartum hemorrhage by stabilizing patients until they reach care. Commenters are highlighting how an inexpensive tool can have an outsized impact on maternal mortality worldwide.
Why now: A New York Times report on a remarkably low-cost medical device saving lives in childbirth has drawn attention for its striking cost-to-impact ratio.
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