{"id":46384,"key":"Global_Health_Medical_Device_Compendium/Quaiyum_Blood_Mat","title":"Global Health Medical Device Compendium/Quaiyum Blood Mat","latest":{"id":1267620,"timestamp":"2026-09-10T13:56:45Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{GHMDC device data\n| health-topic = Maternal mortality\n| classification = Diagnosis\n| scope = Clinical trial\n| made = No\n| replicated = No\n| manufacturer-location = Bangladesh\n}}\n\nIn many low-income countries such as Bangladesh, the majority of deliveries are performed at home by a traditional birth attendant (TBA). These TBAs may or may not be properly trained in the diagnosis and treatment of post-partum hemorrhage (PPH), which is frequently the leading cause of maternal death.\n\n== Detailed description of the solution ==\n\nThe Quaiyum Blood Mat is an absorbent mat to be placed under a woman during delivery that can absorb up to 500mL of blood. Blood travels across the mat at a constant velocity, allowing the TBA to visually evaluate blood loss. When the mat is saturated at 500mL, it will start to leak, which signals PPH.\n\n== Designed by ==\n\n* Designed by: Professor Dr. Md. Abdul Quaiyum, Chairman of the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology at the University of Dhaka in Dhaka, Bangladesh\n* Manufacturer location: The device was developed at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh (ICDDR,B).\n\n== Funding Source ==\n\nDr. Quaiyum is affiliated with the ICDDR,B in Bangladesh and received a grant from the Gates Grand Challenges competition in 2010.\n\n== References ==\n\n=== Peer-reviewed publication ===\n\nPrata, N., Quaiyum, M. A., Passano, P., Bell, S., Bohl, D. D., Hossain, S., Begum, M. et al(2012). Training traditional birth attendants to use misoprostol and an absorbent delivery mat in home births. Social Science & Medicine.\n\n=== Other internally generated reports ===\n\nJudd, G. (2013). UN secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits icddr,b. Link available [http://web.archive.org/web/20150501095834/http://www.icddrb.org/media-centre/news/3955-un-secretary-general-ban-ki-moon-visits-icddrb here].\n\nVSI. (2011). Scaling up of Misoprostol for Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in 29 Upazilas of Bangladesh. PDF available [http://www.vsinnovations.org/assets/files/Program%20Briefs/ICDDRB_RDRS_VSI_Bixby%20Bang%20PPH%20Brief%202011%2005F%20Letter-size%20Compressed.pdf here].\n\n=== Externally generated reports ===\n\nMaternova. (2013, January 11). (Quaiyum) Blood Mat. Link available [http://web.archive.org/web/20130115072007/http://maternova.net/health-innovations/quaiyum-blood-mat here].\n\n=== IP and copyright ===\n\n=== Approval by regulatory bodies or standards boards ===\n\n{{Page data\n| sdg = SDG03 Good health and well-being\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| language = en\n}}"}