Problem Statement
Third world countries are notorious for having extremely high populations. This is largely due to high birth rates. During our research we learned that India has the highest birth rates. Although maternal deaths have dropped 65% since 1990, maternal deaths are still high. India accounts for the highest number of maternal deaths in the world with approximately 50,000 women who died in 2013 due to birth complications according to the UN. This is fact due to India having many young women being married and not being educated about pregnancy and severe postpartum hemorrhaging.
InPress Technologies
InPress Technologies is one of the few companies who dedicate their efforts to making a device that would help put an end to PostPartum Hemorrhaging in 3rd world countries. They are a medical device company working toward a solution to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH,) the number one cause of maternal death. Their single-minded focus is to improve radically the treatment path for postpartum hemorrhage from the traumatic, life-altering condition that it is today. With their simple, non-surgical device, they are devoted to improving the lives of women around the world. When Amy Degenkolb came to our class and discussed about her device and the severity of PPH, an opportunity came. We decided to team up with InPress Technologies to help create a device.