The Kenya Red Cross Society, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Philips Foundation: The High-Risk Pregnancy Referral Tool

Humanitarian organisation the Kenya Red Cross Society deployed a tool to help community healthcare workers provide better services to pregnant mothers and their families in Kenya.

Executive Summary

According to international literature up to 20% of pregnancies are at risk. Of all maternal deaths, 94% of them occur in low and lower middle-income countries*. The challenge, particularly in low-resource settings, is to identify these high-risk pregnancies in time, to reduce maternal and infant mortality. Raising awareness on early signs of potential complications and healthy practices during pregnancies at community level is considered by the humanitarian sector a key effective strategy to improving the situation. To this end, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) asked us and one of their partners (XX Foundation) to join...

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