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Ministry of Health Reports 81 Percent of Mothers Experience Postpartum Hemorrhage
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AI SUMMARY
The Ministry of Health announced that 81 percent of mothers experience postpartum hemorrhage, marking Postpartum Hemorrhage Day as a new medical treatment is introduced across 500 health facilities.
- Eighty-one percent of mothers experience postpartum hemorrhage after childbirth.
- Postpartum Hemorrhage Day was commemorated for the first time in Ethiopia and the second time globally.
- The event was organized by the Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Ministry of Health, the Ethiopian Midwives Association, and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
- Bleeding before or during labor affects 61 percent of mothers.
- Postpartum hemorrhage is identified as the leading cause of maternal mortality and poses a life-threatening risk without immediate medical attention.
- A new medical procedure has been introduced in 500 health facilities across the country to monitor blood loss and administer anti-hemorrhage medications.
- The Ministry of Health noted that significant work remains to expand the treatment to remote, conflict-affected, and underserved areas.
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