Shockproof clothes for pregnant women

A simple, light, and worn outfit for three minutes can save thousands of women from bleeding during childbirth in poor countries.

Every year the world has more than 500,000 women died. (Photo: VNN) This is the clothes for bleeding women. Clothing made of neoprene (a synthetic rubber) and can be used many times . It simulates the lower half of a diving suit, consisting of 5 sections closed with Velcro lock (the lock consists of two strips of nylon yarn, a smooth one, when pressed, will stick together).

Dr. Suellen Miller, a maternal health specialist at the University of California (San Francisco, USA), conducted a trial study of the effects of the above clothes with 364 women in Egypt.

In this study, the scientists gave 206 women with hemorrhage when they were born, and compared the results to 158 bleeding patients treated in the usual manner. Research shows that this shockproof clothing can reduce 69% of deaths and serious illnesses. Women who wear shockproof clothing lose only half of their blood compared to other women.

Dr. Suellen Miller says these results are tremendous, especially that these suits can be worn easily for 3 minutes without medical training. While the medicine can effectively prevent bleeding, the clothes can reduce the shock that the patient's body suffers.

Miller estimated that the price of each shockproof clothing for women was about $ 160, each could be used and cleaned about 40 times.

The team is now expanding the trial of shockproof clothing for women in Egypt and other countries like Nigeria and Yemen.

Bleeding at the birth of a leading cause of death in mothers. Each year, about 30% of the more than 500,000 women who are mostly poor women die during childbirth are due to bleeding.

When shocked, the patient's brain, heart and lungs lost oxygen because the blood rushed to the lower part of the abdomen and legs. The compression of shockproof clothing will transfer blood from the lowest parts and the abdomen to the main organs of the heart, lungs and brain. In just a few minutes when wearing shockproof clothes, a hemorrhagic pregnant woman can be aware and the living manifestations will normalize. This suit is designed to keep the mother alive until she is treated in the hospital.