A short video on technologies to prevent postpartum hemorrhage

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Run time: 2:52. Copyright 2008, PATH.

The uncontrolled bleeding of postpartum hemorrhage is the world's leading cause of women dying in childbirth, and mothers in resource-poor areas are at the highest risk. This short video highlights how the drug oxytocin can prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage, and how providing oxytocin in the Uniject device™ can help birth attendants deliver a precise dose within seconds, even in the most remote areas.