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Postpartum Hemorrhage Prevention and Treatment in Africa: Using Misoprostol at Community Level Ndola Prata, MD, MSc Africa Regional Meeting on Interventions for Impact in Essential Obstetric and Newborn Care Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 21-25, 2011 9/28/10 Rational for community-level prevention and treatment of PPH with misoprostol Disparities in maternal indicators: – MMR – Skilled assistance during delivery – Access to EmOC – Access and usefulness of ANC There is an imperative need to address home births with quality interventions Interventions & Technologies for PPH Management Intervention/ Technology Location Where it is Used Level of Provider Home based life saving skills Household Minimally trained Conventional Injectable Uterotonics Facility Household Skilled skilled Misoprostol Facility Household Skilled Minimally trained & Self Administration Oxytocin-Uniject Facility Household (?) Skilled Minimally trained Anti-shock Garment Facility Household (for application only) Skilled Minimally trained (for application only) IV fluids and Blood Facility Skilled Balloon/condom Catheter Facility Highly skilled Surgical interventions Facility Highly skilled WHEN AND HOW DO WE REACH THE WOMAN? 4 PPH Prevention PREGNANCY DELIVERY ANC Health Facility Home TBA PPH Prevention: Misoprostol the “game changer” PREGNANCY DELIVERY ANC Health Facility Community Health Worker M M Home M TBA Options to Prevent PPH using Misoprotsol at Community Level • During pregnancy – ANC – Community health worker – Safe delivery kits – Pharmacies; chemical sellers; community drug keepers; patent medicine vendor • At Home Delivery – Community health worker – Traditional birth attendant PPH Prevention at the Community Level Nigeria TBAs & Community Gatekeepers Afghanistan Community health volunteers Ghana ANC Distribution Pakistan Lady health visitors Uganda Health Centers 3&4 Nepal Pharmacies/ Social Marketing Tanzania ANC Distribution Bangladesh TBA & ANC Distribution in safe delivery kits Zambia ANC Distribution Mozambique TBA & ANC Distribution Ethiopia HEW Indonesia (not shown) Community health volunteers Madagascar Primary health centers 1& 2 Kenya ANC Distribution 8 Distribution of Misoprostol for PPH Prevention through Antenatal Care (ANC) Community Awareness Campaign on Birth Preparedness & PPH Prevention •Radio •Community meetings with CORPs and TBAs •Posters and Pamphlets Misoprostol Distribution at ANC •ANC Visit •Education Session on PPH and Misoprostol •Misoprostol Distribution Reduce PPH at Home Births 9 Misoprostol distribution at ANC increased the number of births protected from PPH in Kenya N=2,890 Community distribution of misoprostol increased the number of births protected from PPH in Zaria, Nigeria PPH Treatment at Home Births Critical Considerations: – Who is present at birth? – How will women/family get the drug? – When is the drug administered? How is PPH identified? – Route of administration? TBA Treatment of PPH with Misoprostol Reduced the Need for Referrals and Interventions Intervention (n=454) Control (n=395) 95 100 80 60 % 40 25 19 20 19 2 0 PPH Overall Referrals 1 Required Additional Interventions (of those with PPH) Prata, Mbaruku, et al. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2005) 90,51-55. 13 Use and Effectiveness of Misoprostol for Treatment of PPH at Community level Women with perceived PPH (2 kangas soaked with blood) (N=239) Women offered misoprostol for treatment (N=171) 71.5% Women received misoprostol for treatment (N=164) 95.9% Women who took misoprostol and needed to be transferred for additional interventions (N=3) 1.8% 14 Strategies for Community level use of Misoprostol Programatic & Implementation level • Know the community • Effective awareness campaign • Integrate misoprostol distribution into existing communitybased maternal health interventions • Improve services in delivery rooms Strategies for Community level use of Misoprostol Policy Level • Commitment to protect all deliveries from PPH wherever they occur • Allocation of human and financial resources • Scale up interventions • Work towards a comprehensive package of maternal health services that includes community-based distribution of misoprostol Thank You