What would it take to stop women from bleeding to death after childbirth?

A senior midwife sutures a woman who has just given birth in Borno State, Nigeria. Around the world, postpartum bleeding is a serious issue, leading to 43,000 deaths a year. A new series of reports proposes ways to prevent and to treat it.

A newly published series of reports calls attention to a dire situation facing millions of women after childbirth — and the solutions that can prevent death from postpartum hemorrhage.

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