Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal death during childbirth. Every year, it affects 14 million women around the world. About 70,000 of those women die as a result, and many more require urgent surgery to control the bleeding. Global guidelines have offered insight into how to effectively manage postpartum hemorrhage in a clinical… Continue reading Combating Postpartum Hemorrhage with Effective Implementation

In our Five-Question Feature to mark the 10-year anniversary of Ariadne Labs, we highlight the staff and faculty behind the lab’s compelling work.  Katherine Semrau, PhD, MPH, director of the BetterBirth Program at Ariadne Labs, has more than  20 years of experience in the fields of maternal, newborn, and child health and epidemiology, including significant… Continue reading Five Questions with Katherine Semrau: Seeing Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health from All Angles