Demonstration of a non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) - also called a "lifewrap" - to stop post-partum haemorrhage at a seminar in the Women Deliver conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in May ...

Medical trials of an "anti-shock suit" have found it could save the lives of women who are at risk of dying from blood loss during childbirth. The garment, which resembles the bottom half of a wetsuit ...

Lagos — According to experts, maternal mortality is the major killer of women, especially the rural folks in Africa, Nigeria inclusive. However, there is good news that efforts are being made to ...

Marginalised communities bear the highest burden of loss with 15 out of 47 counties in Kenya contributing to 98.7% of maternal deaths. The Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG) is a low-cost ...

A latest study conducted at the obstetrics and gynaecology department of Governnment Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) shows non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) decreases maternal mortality and ...

Space-age technology, neoprene (the material used for wet suits) and Velcro have gone into an experimental garment that health experts hope can treat postpartum haemorrhage, the leading cause of ...