Saving Moms' Lives During Childbirth Just Got Easier
A new formulation of an old drug could save tens of thousands of women each year, the World Health Organization says, by preventing them from bleeding to death after labor.
After a woman gives birth to her baby, labor is not over. She also has to birth the placenta. And this can be quite risky.
The placenta attaches to the uterus through a series of blood vessels, which reach from the mom into the placenta. After childbirth, the placenta tears off the uterus, leaving these vessels open and
