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Source: Kristen Bole
415-476-2557
29 April 2008
UCSF opens photo exhibit "Honor your mother: Save a mother's life"
WHAT:
The UCSF Safe Motherhood Program is hosting a photo exhibit and reception to honor mothers worldwide. The exhibit will include photographs by Mark Tuschman and Susan Rae Ross of mothers worldwide. All photo sales will support the Safe Motherhood Program, which aims to save thousands of mothers’ lives each year in developing countries by reducing death in childbirth.
Attendees also can purchase a LifeWrapTM in their mother’s honor for Mother’s Day, which will be donated to a remote clinic for use after a problematic childbirth. The LifeWrapTM is an innovative, neoprene body suit designed to stop blood loss and reverse shock so patients can be safely transported to a hospital.
WHEN:
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Reception)
WHERE:
Ida's Café, UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health 2356 Sutter St, Ground Floor (cross street Divisadero) San Francisco
WHY:
More than 500,000 women die in pregnancy or childbirth each year, according to the World Health Organization, and more than 99 percent are in developing countries. Obstetric hemorrhage accounts for approximately 25-30 percent of all maternal deaths. The Safe Motherhood Program piloted the LifeWrapTM in Egypt and Nigeria over the past 5 years, with initial results showing a 69 percent decrease in death and severe illness. The program has recently expanded to Zambia and Zimbabwe.
INTERVIEW, PHOTO AND VIDEO OPPORTUNITIES:
Suellen Miller, PhD, CNM, founding director of UCSF Safe Motherhood Programs; professional photographs and UCSF scientists in women’s health
MEDIA CONTACT:
Kristen Bole, UCSF News Office, 415-476-2557.
ABOUT UCSF:
UCSF is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. For more information on UCSF, visit www.ucsf.edu.
For more information on the LifeWrap, please visit http://www.lifewraps.org, write to lifewrapsinfo@gmail.com or call 415-597-9205.
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