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202 Safer Births NEJM with Hege Ersdal and Benjamin Kamala
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6 months ago
202 Safer Births NEJM with Hege Ersdal and Benjamin Kamala
Welcome to Simulcast! In this special episode, Victoria Brazil is joined by Hege Ersdal and Benjamin Kamala, the joint first authors of a ground-breaking study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Their program aimed to reduce birth-related mortality in Tanzania, with spectacular success. The Safer Births Bundle integrated key elements: innovative simulation training, data-driven quality improvements, advanced clinical devices, and international collaboration and local empowerment. Neonatal mortality was reduced by 40 % and maternal deaths reduced by 75%. Congratulations to all involved.
The article:
Kamala BA, Ersdal HL, Moshiro RD, Guga G, Dalen I, Kvaløy JT, Bundala FA, Makuwani A, Kapologwe NA, Mfaume RS, Mduma ER, Mdoe P; Safer Births Bundle of Care Study Group. Outcomes of a Program to Reduce Birth-Related Mortality in Tanzania. N Engl J Med. 2025 Mar 13;392(11):1100-1110. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2406295.