On 22 May 2026, CRIBS Global joined hands across continents: from Sierra Leone and Zambia to India and Brazil, to mark World Pre‑eclampsia Day with powerful community action. In Sierra Leone, our CRADLE SMART team screened 509 women in the marketplace in one morning, uncovering urgent needs: 13% had dangerously high blood pressure, and […]
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Severe bleeding after birth (postpartum haemorrhage) is the leading cause of maternal mortality globally. It causes approximately 70,000 deaths annually. About 80% occur in Africa and South Asia. A recently published World Health Organisation analysis shows postpartum haemorrhage accounts for 28% of maternal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa, compared to 14% in northern Europe. Another leading cause of maternal mortality
A new Cochrane review led by Dr Alice Beardmore-Gray from King’s College London, with senior authorship from Professor Cathy Cluver of Stellenbosch University, shows that planned early birth nearly halves serious complications for women with high blood pressure in pregnancy — without raising the risk of a caesarean section. For the obstetricians who care for
The CRIBS Global team has had a busy week of marking World Pre-eclampsia Day and week across the globe in Sierra Leone, Zambia, India and Brazil, with a variety of activities, talks, distribution of fliers, measuring blood pressure, testimonials from pre-eclampsia survivors on radio, panel discussions, marches, discussions on symptoms and signs and a well-attended
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