Need Statements

A way to keep the operation room lit when power goes out to ensure physicians can continue procedure safely.

A way to monitor newborns after c-section to decrease chances of resuscitation.

A way to facilitate disposal of used materials (gauze, tools, towels) during surgery to increase sanitation.

A way to prevent injury to the mothers who are walking through the labor and delivery ward.

A way adjust the patient’s bed without the patient needing to get up off the bed in order to increase patient comfort.

A way to increase womens awareness about cervical cancer and available screenings to encourage early diagnosis and treatment.

A way to listen to the fetal heart beat in mothers who are obese or with large amounts of amniotic fluid to avoid unnecessary, immediate c-section.

A device to monitor vitals of multiple mothers simultaneously to decrease delay in addressing signs of distress.

A way to decrease time that a breeched newbornÕs head is lodged in motherÕs pelvic brim to decrease chance of morbidity of mother and newborn.

A way to maintain normal body temperature in neonates transported from the labor ward to the NICU.

A device to monitor multiple mothersÕ fetus vitals simultaneously to decrease delay in addressing signs of distress.

A method of telling essential date information such as (gestational age, due date, date of last menstrual period etc.) for Gregorian calendar when patient informs from Ethiopian calendar.