Maternal Health
Maternal Health
Our Activities
- Rolling out the CRADLE Vital Signs Alert device and training (led by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation) to all government healthcare facilities in 8 of Sierra Leone's districts.
- Lead partner in Sierra Leone for King’s College London CRADLE 3 trial research which evaluated the introduction of a novel blood pressure device - the CRADLE Vital Signs Alert device.
Vital Progress
Maternal Health
Every contribution helps us deliver life-saving care to women and children in Sierra Leone.
- As part of the Sierra Leone CRADLE VSA Rollout, 1800 healthcare providers have been trained in the use of the device to help identify pregnant women at risk and over 2700 devices have been distributed to all government healthcare facilities
- The CRADLE 3 research trial identified that in Sierra Leone, results showed a 60% reduction in maternal death and a 40% reduction in eclampsia / hysterectomy.