Giving birth in Afghanistan can be a harrowing, dangerous experience for mother and baby, said Tammy Allen, director of Asia and Eurasia programs for the Stamford-based humanitarian organization AmeriCares.
On average, she said, one out of every seven Afghan women dies in childbirth, and the country has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world.
Part of the reason is that many women give birth at home without professional medical care. Even those who give birth in hospitals don't always have access to modern technology. These and other issues have long been huge concerns of Stamford-based AmeriCares, Allen said.
"Our work in Afghanistan really focuses on helping mothers and newborns survive the complications of labor and delivery," she said.
The agency received a helping hand in that mission earlier this year when the Trumbull-based company CooperSurgical, Inc. donated Tria Fetal Dopplers to AmeriCares. CooperSurgical produces and markets a wide array of products for use by women's health care clinicians. CooperSurgical product manager Steve Valenti said the devices are valued at about $700 each.
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