The effectiveness and safety of introducing condomcatheter uterine balloon tamponade for postpartum haemorrhage at secondary level hospitals in Uganda, Egypt, and Senegal: a stepped wedge, clusterrandomised trial

condom-catheter uterine balloon tamponade for postpartum haemorrhage at secondary level hospitals in Uganda, Egypt, and Senegal: a stepped wedge, cluster-randomised trial HA Anger, R Dabash, J Durocher, N Hassanein, S Ononge, LJ Frye, A Diop, SB Beye, G Burkhardt, E Darwish, MC Ramadan, J Kayaga, D Charles, A Gaye, M Eckardt, B Winikoff a Gynuity Health Projects, New York, NY, USA b Obstetrician/Gynaecologist consultant, Alexandria, Egypt c Makerere University School of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda d Centre De Sant e Philippe Senghor, Dakar, Senegal e Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt f El Galaa Maternity Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt g Global Health Uganda, Kampala, Uganda h Obstetrician/ Gynaecologist, Dakar, Senegal i Division of Global Health Innovation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Correspondence: HA Anger, Gynuity Health Projects, 220 East 42nd St., Suite 710, New York, NY 10017, USA. Email: hanger@gynuity.org

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