Global progress in addressing maternal mortality has stalled, according to a new Gates Foundation report. But these interventions—from supplements to antibiotics—could turn the tide.
, an obstetrician and researcher based in Lagos, Nigeria, said in the conference call.
This method is admittedly more expensive on face value than administering oral iron supplements, said Afolabi, who Although this treatment is common in the U.S. and other high-income countries, the Goalkeepers Report estimates that making it the standard of care in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia could save 144,000 lives by 2030.Sepsis—which occurs when the body has an extreme and dangerous reaction to an infection—is another major cause of maternal mortality. In the U.S.,Many of these deaths could be avoided in the future by giving women a single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin during labor.
That’s where AI-enabled portable ultrasounds come in: These devices are plugged into a mobile phone and, with a few quick swipes of a probe, can identify the position of the baby, position of the placenta, and gestational age in about five minutes. Unlike large language models like ChatGPT, thisis stunningly accurate, Izadnegahdar says, because it is trained on data from images and data instead of language inputs. “You can do just as well as a radiologist.
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