Application
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Designed for use by traditional birth attendants in low-resource settings
Advantages
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Designed for use by non-literate birth attendants
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Features a tactile as well as a visual indication of birth weight;
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Studies in Nepal and India showed a high degree of consistency and accuracy, showed that the scale in practical and useful for resource-poor settings
Important Milestones Achieved
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Three iterations of the design completed
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Testing in India and Nepal completed in 2004
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Positive results shown in studies
Proposed Next Steps for Development
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Distributing a report detailing feasible commercialization options to manufacturers interested in commercialization
Partnerships/Collaboration Network
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Johns Hopkins University
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Save the Children
Funding Source
USAID, through the HealthTech program; Johns Hopkins