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Did you now that every day, an estimated 800 women die from pregnancy and childbirth complications—95% of them in low- and middle-income countries. Siemens Healthineers is working to help make prenatal care accessible.

Digital Editor at Siemens Healthineers, Doreen Pfeiffer, authored an insightful article about the importance of making prenatal care accessible. 

Doreen works in a great role at Siemens Healthineers, communicating latest innovations in healthcare through cross-media strategies and compelling storytelling.

Working in diagnostic radiography

In rural Kenya, maternal and newborn deaths present a grave public health challenge. Could investing in trained maternal healthcare professionals be the game-changer needed?

Diagnostic imaging is crucial to medical care, yet many regions lack experts to perform and interpret these examinations. Facing this challenge, Kenyan sonographer Stacy Otieno sought educational support tailored to emerging nations’ needs.

"When I told my family I'm going to do radiography...my brother joked, ‘Are you going to be listening to the radio?’ Radiography is not well known here. I told them that I’m the photographer in the hospital. That's the easiest way to explain it to people," says Stacy Otieno a Sonographer in Kilifi County in Kenya who during her studies specialized in diagnostic radiography with a focus on obstetric ultrasound.

Obstetric ultrasound is a safe, noninvasive diagnostic imaging method that uses sound waves to create images of a developing baby (embryo or fetus) and the mother's uterus and ovaries during pregnancy. It helps monitor fetal health and detect potential complications.

The World Health Organization estimates that about 800 women worldwide die from pregnancy and childbirth complications every day, or roughly one maternal death every two minutes. Although global maternal mortality rates have steadily decreased in the past 20 years, the situation remains complicated in low and middle-income countries, where nearly 95% of these deaths occur.

Kenya especially has a very high maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and Otieno wanted to make a difference for her community by becoming a radiographer.

In Kilifi County, women like Otieno are invaluable - not only by improving care for expectant mothers but also by driving a broader transformation in healthcare. “I believe radiography has a long way ahead,” says Otieno. "But what truly gives me hope is seeing the smiles on these mothers' faces and their fascination during the scans. It’s not just black and white on the screen; you’re witnessing the next generation about to be born."

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