The WOMAN Trial found that tranexamic acid – an inexpensive and widely available drug – could save the lives of mothers who would otherwise bleed to death after childbirth. In the trial, death due to bleeding was reduced by about a third if the treatment was given within three hours. The trial also show that tranexamic acid reduces the need for surgery to control bleeding (laparotomy) by more than a third. There were no side effects observed from the drug for either mothers or babies.
We now have important evidence that the early use of tranexamic acid can save women’s lives and ensure more children grow up with a mother. We have prepared the resources on this page – please use and share the videos, presentations and other materials on this page to ensure that the trial findings are utilized to help reduce the number of women dying from bleeding after childbirth.
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