International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 212

Full Length Research Paper

Uterine balloon tamponade for the management of uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage by midwives and family physicians

Zaid Altawil
  • Zaid Altawil
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Emily de Redon
  • Emily de Redon
  • Division of Global Health and Human Rights, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Hao Dinh
  • Hao Dinh
  • Division of Global Health and Human Rights, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Daniela Suarez-Rebling
  • Daniela Suarez-Rebling
  • Division of Global Health and Human Rights, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Thomas F. Burke
  • Thomas F. Burke
  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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  •  Received: 08 July 2017
  •  Accepted: 14 August 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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Natarajan A, Alaska Pendleton A, Nelson BD, Ahn R, Oguttu M, Dulo L, Eckardt MJ, Burke TF (2016). Provider experiences with improvised uterine balloon tamponade for the management of uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage in Kenya. Int. J. Gynecol. Obstet. 135(2):210-213.
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Pendleton AA, Natarajan A, Ahn R, Nelson BD, Eckardt MJ, Burke TF (2016). A qualitative assessment of the impact of a uterine balloon tamponade package on decisions regarding the role of emergency hysterectomy in women with uncontrolled postpartum haemorrhage in Kenya and Senegal. BMJ Open. 6(1):p.e010083.
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