Five Simple Actions to Reduce Maternal Mortality: Uganda’s maternal mortality rate is about 100 higher than that of our world (350/100,000), worsened with the closure of transport due to the pandemic:
- 4 breaks for safe childbirth WHO (3)
- Reducing vitamin D 25 insufficiency in pregnant women (4)
- Prevent puerperal sepsis with an injection of azithromycin (5,6), adopt tranexamic acid to reduce bleeding (7)
- Facilitate early referral and management by estimating at first contact with the mother the risk of an unfavourable outcome (8)
- Facilitate vaginal delivery by considering the ODON delivery device (9,10,11). Apply Ellavi Baloon to manage postpartum haemorrhage (12).