Media Coverage
TV
See Dr. Suellen Miller's interview and demonstration of the Life Wrap at the University of California San Francisco. Check out the video!
Panel Presentation
Panel presentation on Media & Maternal Health, Premiere of 'No Woman, No Cry', an international maternal health documentary. Women Deliver Conference, Washington DC, June 8, 2010
http://www.womendeliver.org/conferences/-2010-conference/agenda/arts-and-special-events/
Blogs
New blog for LifeWrap interns. Read about their fascinating experiences as our interns make a meaningful contribution to Safe Motherhood in Zambia.
http://lifewrapinterns.wordpress.com/
Posting on theWomen's Refugee Commission blog about the LifeWrap in Tanzania.
Notes From The Field: Simple Solution Saves Mothers’ Lives In Rural Tanzania
Posting by Jessica Morris about the LifeWrap on White Ribbon Alliance's blog.
LifeWrap - New Technology to Prevent Women Losing Life through Hemorrhage
Blog posting by Suellen Miller about the LifeWrap on GlobalMama. GlobalMama is EngenderHealth's blog dedicated to highlighting the issues affecting global maternal health.
The LifeWrap: A Simple Solution to Prevent Maternal Death
Maternova Blog on Suellen Miller's work with LifeWraps/NASG:
LifeWrap is currently in use in Nigeria, India and elsewhere
Radio
Dr. Miller discusses Safe Motherhood on the radio!
Listen to Dr. Miller on Here Women Talk Radio Network interveiwed by Deb Colitti, host of show 'Life on Purpose.' Aired on December 11th, Suellen talked about Safe Motherhood, the LifeWrap and more! Listen to it by visiting
The World Radio Program, October 19, 2007.
Dr. Suellen Miller discussed the Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG) and a new MacArthur grant implementing the Continuum of Care Project.
Mother Jones Radio Show, August 13, 2006.
Dr. Suellen Miller talked about the history of the LifeWrap and clearly explained it's necessity in the global context.
Articles
New York Times, Health Section. Small fixes: Low cost innovations that can save thousands of lives. Like a Wetsuit, but It can Save a Hemorrhaging Mother
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/health/27wetsuit.html?_r=2&ref=health
Daily Nation (Kenya). Special Report: Low-tech suit could cut maternal deaths.
CARE2 - Online site to 'make the world a better place'
Trailblazers for Good-
Dr. Suellen Miller and the LifeWrap: A Simple Way to Save a Mother's Life
GOOD Magazine. Labors of Love.
Print issue 015, online: http://www.good.is/post/labors-of-love/.
Article interviews Dr. Miller on the anti-shock garment and Dr. Stacie Geller on the blood collection drape. 2009.
The Huffington Post. Science for Us, but Also for the World.
Article highlights the Life Wrap as a simple innovative technology with great global potential. May 7, 2009.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-seth-berkley/science-for-us-but-also-f_b_199163.html.
Marin Independent Journal. Former Marin midwife saving lives of mothers in Africa.
Article chronicles Dr. Miller’s evolving work with the Life Wrap. May 9, 2009.
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_12336435.
Global Health Magazine. Low-tech saves lives.
Article highlights the use of the Life Wrap in the Continuum of Care projects in Nigeria and India. 2009.
http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/cover_stories/low-tech_solution_saves_lives.
Ms Magazine, Summer, 2008 'Three Pillars of Women's Health'.
Nigerian Tribune, 5th June, 2008 'The North must walk fast'.
Our Bodies, Ourselves, May 09, 2008 'Simple Innovation Saves Women's Lives'.
Daily Sun, Tuesday, January 1, 2008 'Miracle garment that saves women'.
UNFPA, 11 October 2007 'Providing Nigerian Hospitals with Equipment and Supplies to Save Mothers' Lives'.
UC Berkeley News, 22 March, 2007 'What looks like a wetsuit and saves lives?'.
BBC News, 28 February 2006 'Birthing suit could save lives'.
Red Orbit, 28 February 2006 'Neoprene Saves Lives After Labor'.
UCSF News Office, 27 February 2006 'Low-tech garment holds promise in preventing maternal death related to childbirth'.
ScienceBlog.com, February 27 2006 'Wetsuit helps Third World women survive complicated childbirth'.
Reuters, 27 February 2006, 'Garment could restore blood flow to organs in case of hemorrhaging'.