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A U.S.-based children’s hospital and software solutions firm are joining forces to implement technology focused on enhancing care for mothers and babies in Africa.
Texas Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with perinatal software solutions company PeriGen Inc., has launched a maternal-fetal health program in Malawi, Africa.
America’s own dismal record on maternal health pales in comparison to what is occurring in developing nations, said Matt Sappern, CEO of Cary, North Carolina-based PeriGen, in an email.
In Malawi, for every 100,000 live births there are 400 maternal deaths, and for every 50 births, Malawi loses one baby, he said.