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The I’M WOMAN Trial team celebrates recruiting 10,000 women
The I’M WOMAN Trial teams in Nigeria, Pakistan and Tanzania have recruited a total of 10,000 women. The trial is currently one third of the way to achieving its target of 30,000 women. The I’M WOMAN Trial is recruiting women to explore faster, simpler ways to give tranexamic acid (TXA) to reduce postpartum haemorrhage –
DetailsThe I’M WOMAN Trial assess the benefits of intramuscular TXA in Tanzania
The I’M WOMAN Trial team at LSHTM visited Tanzania in October 2024. The trial is collaborating with the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s National Coordinating Centre for the trial, alongside six regional referral hospitals, two regional hospitals and one national hospital. Dr Amy Brenner, Principal Investigator of the I’M WOMAN Trial at LSHTM, said:
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16 pledges from I’M WOMAN Trial clinicians in Tanzania
In October, the I’M WOMAN Trial team exchanged knowledge in Tanzania on the benefits of tranexamic acid (TXA) for severe bleeding in women after childbirth, to prevent maternal deaths. Practising clinicians in obstetrics and gynaecology, including doctors, nurses and midwives involved in recruiting women to the I’M WOMAN Trial, pledged to advocate for the use
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