Kathmandu, Sept. 4 -- A few months ago, Nirmala Saud from Doti district gave birth to her baby boy through caesarean section delivery at the district hospital. After the delivery, the health of the 24-year-old mother started to deteriorate as she suffered from postpartum haemorrhage.

Doctors at the Doti hospital transfused four pints of blood, but her haemoglobin level remained critically low, which indicated continuous internal bleeding.

"We used anti-shock suits on the patient and referred her to Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi," said Ganga Rana, a nurse at the Doti Hospital. "We managed to save the life of the new mother with the help of an anti-shock suit."

The non-pneumatic anti-shock garment is a low-cost first-aid device t...