Table 4 Top five priority research questions addressing new health interventions (discovery questions) to improve maternal and perinatal health
Research question | NRPS | Theme |
|---|---|---|
Discover new formulations of uterotonics (e.g. low-cost, simple to use, non-invasive, heat-stable) to prevent and treat PPH and improve maternal health outcomes. | 72 | Obstetric haemorrhage |
Discover and evaluate a standardised method of measuring blood loss to improve the detection and management of PPH, to improve maternal health outcomes. | 70 | Obstetric haemorrhage |
Discover new technologies/screening tools for the detection of anaemia in pregnancy to improve maternal and perinatal health outcomes. | 66 | Antenatal care |
Discover and evaluate new methods/technologies to prevent and treat obstetric haemorrhage and improve maternal health outcomes. | 55 | Obstetric haemorrhage |
Discover and evaluate new pharmaceutical treatments for eclampsia to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes. | 48 | HDP |