Learn more at - https://thewomantrial.lshtm.ac.uk/ <br />Subscribe to the results - https://thewomantrial.lshtm.ac.uk/sub... <br /> <br />Follow the trial: <br />Facebook - https://facebook.com/theWOMANtrial/ <br />LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=835... <br />Twitter - https://twitter.com/CTU_LSHTM <br />YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHndVI6CdwVcCk7CY6I7O9g <br /> <br />Every year 14 million mothers develop severe bleeding after childbirth or postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) as it is also known, and about 2% of them will die, with an average of 2-4 hours from the start of bleeding to death. <br />The WOMAN trial aims to provide the research based information, as to whether an old drug, tranexamic acid (TXA), can improve the outcomes for women who develop this life-threatening condition, and ultimately save lives. <br />TXA is a drug developed in the 1950's, which is commonly used in other bleeding conditions. It works by maintaining the clots which prevent further bleeding.
