Neoprene and velcro have been incorporated into an experimental “anti-shock” garment that aims to slow postpartum hemorrhaging. If used in the developing world, the lifewrap, as it is also called, could buy women time to be transported to healthcare facilities with adequate emergency services.

IRIN, “Space-Age Technology Could Help Cut Maternal Deaths” Guardian June 24, 2013.

URL: www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/jun/24/space-technology-maternal-deaths