{"id":50153,"key":"Global_Health_Medical_Device_Compendium/CRADLE","title":"Global Health Medical Device Compendium/CRADLE","latest":{"id":1267644,"timestamp":"2026-09-10T14:01:20Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:P1010407-4-284x300.jpg|thumb]]\n\n{{GHMDC device data\n| health-topic = Maternal mortality\n| classification = Diagnosis\n| scope = Clinical trial\n| type = Blood pressure monitor\n| manufacturer-location = London, United Kingdom\n}}\n\nWomen in resource-limited settings are seven times more likely to develop pre-eclampsia than women in developed countries. Regular blood pressure (BP) monitoring is a cost-effective means of identifying such hypertensive diseases in their early stages. However, medical facilities in resource-limited settings lack the ability to take accurate BP measurements.\n\n== Detailed description of the solution ==\n\nCRADLE is a cheap, automated blood pressure monitor that is a feasible and sustainable solution to accurately measure blood pressure in rural antenatal clinics. The device generates reliable results and requires minimal training, and also features a prolonged battery life. In addition, the device has been proven to yield high levels of user satisfaction and good durability.\n\n== Designed by ==\n\n* Designed by: Andrew Shennan, professor of Obstetrics at Kings College London\n\n== When and where it was tested/implemented ==\n\nEthiopia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe\n\n== Funding Source ==\n\nGrand Challenges Fund awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation\nMaternity Worldwide\nTommy's\n\n== References ==\n\n=== Peer-reviewed publication ===\n\nBaker, E. C., Hezelgrave, N., Magesa, S. M., Edmonds, S., de Greeff, A., & Shennan, A. (2012). Introduction of automated blood pressure devices intended for a low resource setting in rural tanzania. Tropical Doctor,42(2), 101-103. doi:10.1258/td.2011.110352; 10.1258/td.2011.110352\n\n=== Externally generated reports ===\n\nCommunity blood pressure monitoring for pregnancy hypertension in rural Africa: the CRADLE (formerly COBRA) project. (2012, December). Retrieved from [http://www.tommys.org/page.aspx?pid=358 here]\n\nCommunity blood pressure monitoring in rural Africa: Detection of underlying pre-eclampsia (CRADLE). (n.d.). Retrieved from [https://www.maternityworldwide.org/what-we-do/cradle/ here]\n\nCommunity BP monitoring to detect pre-eclampsia in Africa. (2010, November). Retrieved from [http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/GrantsAwarded.aspx?Topic=Mothersandnewborns&Round=all&Phase=1 here]\n\n{{Page data\n| sdg = SDG03 Good health and well-being, SDG09 Industry innovation and infrastructure\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| language = en\n}}"}