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Two doctors in Pakistan consider a patient's chart and hold a packet of tranexamic acid.

Menstrual bleeding in Pakistan: Cultural beliefs add to chronic anaemia in girls and women
2 December 2025
Sobia Sajid's meets her newborn baby at the high risk postnatal ward after suffering from postpartum haemorrhaging during labour at the Holy Family Hospital on March 6, 2019 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Saiyna Bashir © Wellcome Trust

Comment on the announcement of World PPH Day
10 October 2025
Leyla Constantino

Meet the I’M WOMAN Trial team: Leyla Constantino
21 August 2025

Why time is of the essence: overcoming barriers to accessing emergency maternal health in urban and rural areas
20 June 2025
A woman holds a bag of blood in the air, preparing it for a transfusion

Three ways that TXA can cut severe bleeding and save blood stocks
14 June 2025
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International Clinical Trials Day: how our experts are improving women’s health through inclusion
20 May 2025
Sumaira Shaheen Abbas

International Clinical Trials Day: An interview with I’M WOMAN Trial nurse Sumaira
19 May 2025

From nursing to clinical research: interview with Professor Haleema Shakur-Still 
12 May 2025

How a simpler way to treat postpartum haemorrhage could improve maternal healthcare in communities
6 May 2025

Challenging discrimination in maternal healthcare: interview with Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi 
10 March 2025
Comment: why do so many women die giving birth in Nigeria?

How the WOMAN Trials are accelerating action for maternal health 
8 March 2025

The I’M WOMAN Trial team celebrates recruiting 10,000 women 
28 February 2025

World Anaemia Awareness Day 2025
13 February 2025
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Improving women’s health: stories from the I’M WOMAN Trial team
11 February 2025
A close-up of a healthcare worker in gloves holding a patient's hand in a medical setting.

The I’M WOMAN Trial assess the benefits of intramuscular TXA in Tanzania
6 January 2025
A mother holding her baby in a hospital setting with multiple beds.

WOMAN Trials Wrapped: Highlights from 2024
11 December 2024
A woman in a headscarf holding a baby outside in a rural setting, looking directly at the camera

Tranexamic acid cuts life-threatening bleeding after birth, but anaemia prevention is critical, studies show
25 October 2024
A mother in a hospital holding her newborn baby while smiling, with other patients visible in the background

Looking ahead: What next for WHO’s roadmap to fight PPH and WOMAN Trials research to reduce maternal deaths
11 October 2024
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16 pledges from I’M WOMAN Trial clinicians in Tanzania
5 October 2024
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A webinar hosted by CRASH-4 on the benefits of intramuscular TXA administration
3 October 2024
A patient's perspective of CRASH-4

A patient’s perspective of CRASH-4
3 October 2024
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Discussions on data, drafts and dissemination: The WOMAN Trials writing committee meeting
25 July 2024
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“Our women are different”: The link between anaemia and maternal mortality in Nigeria
18 June 2024
A close-up of a healthcare worker wearing gloves, administering an intravenous (IV) injection to a patient’s hand

Tranexamic acid can reduce surgical bleeding and blood transfusions
12 June 2024
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Clinical Trials Day: Celebrating the trailblazers seeking to make childbirth safer  
15 May 2024
Comment: why do so many women die giving birth in Nigeria?

Comment: why do so many women die giving birth in Nigeria?
18 April 2024
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Celebrating Utako Okamoto: a pioneer of science and inventor of tranexamic acid
18 April 2024
Helena’s story: informed and empowered childbirth

Helena’s story: informed and empowered childbirth 
11 April 2024
Women’s basic right to health is not being upheld

World Health Day: Women’s basic right to health is not being upheld
3 April 2024
International Women’s Day- Why are the most vulnerable women excluded from clinical trials?

International Women’s Day: Why are the most vulnerable women excluded from clinical trials?
7 March 2024
Group of women at an event – A group of women posing in front of a banner at an event.

I’M WOMAN Trial to start recruitment
6 March 2024
Dr Nike times the contraction of a woman to be sure that it is frequent and strong enough before she sends the patient to the labor ward.

Failure of the uterus or our understanding?
2 January 2024
The WOMAN Trials in 2023: a year in quotes

The WOMAN Trials in 2023: a year in quotes
7 December 2023
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Tackling anaemia could be crucial in minimising postpartum haemorrhage, new study suggests
6 December 2023
An awareness campaign poster featuring a woman with a message about maternal health.

WHO releases roadmap to combat postpartum haemorrhage
3 November 2023
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Prevent, detect and treat anaemia for safer childbirth
3 November 2023
Celebrating an incredible milestone: WOMAN-2 trial achieves target of 15,000 randomised women

Celebrating an incredible milestone: WOMAN-2 trial achieves target of 15,000 randomised women
20 September 2023
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Explainer video: How maternal anaemia causes severe bleeding in childbirth
19 July 2023
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Podcast: In conversation with Rizwana Chaudhri and Ian Roberts
19 July 2023
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Comment: Structural racism and iron deficiency anaemia
6 July 2023
Sobia Sajid's meets her newborn baby at the high risk postnatal ward after suffering from postpartum haemorrhaging during labour at the Holy Family Hospital on March 6, 2019 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Saiyna Bashir © Wellcome Trust

Severe anaemia linked to seven-fold increased risk of death or life-threatening bleeding after childbirth
29 June 2023
International Clinical Trials Day- Q&A with Haleema Shakur-Still

International Clinical Trials Day: Q&A with Haleema Shakur-Still 
19 May 2023
Expert opinion: Heavy periods can kill and should be treated as a global health priority

Expert opinion: Heavy periods can kill and should be treated as a global health priority
15 May 2023
Ian Roberts quote

Injured Women Half as Likely as Men to Receive Tranexamic Acid
20 May 2022
An woman wearing a white shirt and black pants has fallen on a paved walkway, with a walking cane lying nearby. A younger woman in a white shirt is kneeling beside her, providing assistance and showing concern.

Cost-effectiveness of TXA for older adults experiencing mild traumatic brain injury
6 May 2022
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Innovative Research Car Initiative at South Central Ambulance Service
9 March 2022
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CRASH-3 TRIAL RESULTS
1 February 2019

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