Triage OUT
Triage Obstetric Ultrasound Training
A Life-Saving Program for Pregnant Mothers
Every 2 minutes…
Every 2 minutes, a mother dies from complications of pregnancy — the equivalent of 2 fully loaded 747 jumbo jets crashing every day with no survivors. Most of these deaths are avoidable.
NYAGI — in partnership with 7D Imaging, an educational software company — developed an accelerated Triage Obstetric Ultrasound Training system — called “Triage OUT.” Our team of experts provides rapid prenatal ultrasound skills training for healthcare providers working in rural, “off-the-road” places.
We’ve taught our program to Nepal, Haiti, Tanzania, and Somaliland and will soon start projects in Rwanda, Zambia, and Cambodia… all with one goal in mind — Save mothers’ lives with triage ultrasound.
Our vision is that every mother, anywhere in the world, will have access to life-saving prenatal ultrasound.
Indira Khatri, 23, with her second child. She lives is Thokarpa, Nepal an hour’s walk from a small clinic and 4-5 hours drive on rough dirt roads from the nearest advanced medical facility.
Maternal Mortality
80 percent of Nepal’s population lives in remote, rural areas.
Many mothers in low-resource areas navigate their pregnancy and give birth unassisted.
Some Nepalese villages are 2 weeks walk to the nearest hospital.
Many pregnancy-related complications can be avoided if identified early.
OB-GYN Dr. Steve Rotholz and NYAGI founder Dr. Cliff Gronseth used Fetus Ultrasound Examination Phantoms to teach basic OB Ultrasound to doctors in Tanzania via Zoom from Boulder, Colorado. Learn more about how you can support this effort here.
Approach
Expert sonographers provide both remote and in-person ultrasound training to physicians, midwives, and Skilled Birth Attendants. We also provide learning materials to teach their colleagues, so they can “pass the knowledge forward.”
Nepalese midwives learn the obNAV educational software alongside hands-on training with their new ultrasound probes.
Impact & Ripple Effects
In Nepal, 10-20 mothers per month are referred to regional clinics or hospitals based on ultrasound findings by Skilled Birth Attendants working in rural areas.
In Haiti, mothers with “non-normal” pregnancies found with ultrasound are referred to metropolitan hospitals for further evaluation by specialists, creating efficient continuity of care.
In Tanzania, midwives identify potentially difficult deliveries and triage those who may need advanced care.
A surprising side-effect: Ultrasound in rural areas attracts pregnant women to seek prenatal care that otherwise may not have happened. This allows health workers to teach about childcare, nutrition, and other health-related topics.