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Makueni healthcare workers team up with traditional birth attendants to tackle maternal deaths
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Casphine Oresi
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In Makueni County, Kenya, traditional birth attendants are partnering with local healthcare workers to reduce maternal mortality rates. By encouraging hospital births and bridging the gap between rural communities and medical facilities, the initiative aims to prevent deaths from postpartum hemorrhage.
Postpartum haemorrhage (severe bleeding after delivery) remains one of the leading causes of maternal deaths in Kenya and across the world. It strikes suddenly, often without warning, claiming the lives of mothers within hours if emergency care is not available.
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