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Reverse innovation in maternal health.
Tabassum Firoz1, Prestige Tatenda Makanga2, Hannah L Nathan3
1Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Obstetric Medicine
|October 21, 2017
Summary
Reverse innovation, transferring low-cost healthcare solutions to high-income countries, offers mutual benefits. This approach can improve maternal health outcomes for vulnerable populations using innovative technologies.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare innovation
- Global health equity
- Maternal health technology
Background:
- Reverse innovation, the transfer of solutions from low- to high-income settings, is increasingly relevant in healthcare.
- Focus on value-based healthcare necessitates exploring cost-effective, innovative solutions.
- Maternal health in high-income countries can benefit from innovations developed in resource-limited environments.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the application of reverse innovation in addressing maternal health challenges.
- To highlight the potential of low-cost, high-impact solutions for vulnerable populations.
- To present specific examples of reverse innovation in maternal healthcare.
Main Methods:
- Case study presentation of three reverse innovation examples.
- Description of a low-cost blood pressure device (CRADLE).
- Overview of a diagnostic algorithm (mini PIERS) and mobile application (PIERS on the Move).
- Introduction of a novel method for mapping maternal outcomes (MOM).
Main Results:
- Demonstration of feasible and effective reverse innovation in maternal health.
- Successful adaptation of technologies like CRADLE, mini PIERS, and PIERS on the Move.
- Development of MOM for improved visualization of maternal health data.
Conclusions:
- Reverse innovation offers a viable strategy to enhance maternal healthcare, particularly for underserved populations.
- Low-cost innovations from low-income settings can be effectively integrated into high-income healthcare systems.
- These innovations hold the potential to improve maternal health outcomes and address health inequities.
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