We have, after 6 months of searching, found a version of these that we are now selling.
These very simple devices made from a plastic bag are part of the answer to identifying pospartum blood loss. Tied around the mother's waist right after delivery, the calibrated bags capture blood and at the 500 mL identify when the dangerous point has been reached. The device was designed by Dr. Aloke from FOGSI in India. This innovation was found on Solution Exchange India. Maternova is thinking of selling these online-please let us know if you'd be interested by leaving a comment (it may take 1-2 days for the comment to be approved).
Calibrated obstetric drape
Submitted by Maternova on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 08:00
We spent a year figuring out how to offer this drape! The drape offers a sterile field as well as a way to measure blood loss.
The obstetric drape comes in sterile packaging and folds out to a 1x1 meter sterile area for a woman to give birth. At the bottom of the sterile area is a pouch that holds more than 2500 mL of fluid, allowing for accurate measurement of postpartum blood loss. The pouch itself also includes a flexible plastic filter to 'catch' material that is not liquid.
The pouch includes a wire around its 'mouth' that keeps the pouch open.
Note that the pouch can not be autoclaved but studies and reports by major international experts show that the pouch can be bleached for re-use.
