The TRANSFORM project, funded by Unitaid, aims to expand access to TXA for postpartum haemorrhage. The I'M WOMAN trial is assessing intramuscular TXA.
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💉Imagine if giving #TXA could be as easy as an injection into the muscle?
🤰TXA is a life-saving drug used to treat #PPH, yet intravenous TXA injection takes up to 10 minutes.
⏰ IM TXA is faster and could expand access to PPH treatment.
Learn more 👇 bit.ly/42fUwIn
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Is there a link between episiotomy & severe bleeding in women with #anaemia?
In the first study to explore this relationship, the WOMAN-2 Trial reveals new evidence showing #episiotomy is an additional risk for life-threatening bleeding.
Read more 👉 lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/…
ALT Quote by Judith Lieber on a pink background that reads “Our study highlights that practices such as episiotomy should not be done unless absolutely necessary for the welfare of the mother or baby.”
🎉2025: that's a wrap!
👋 Meet the I'M WOMAN Trial teams in Nigeria, Pakistan and Tanzania who have recruited over 24,000 women in one year.
✨ See you all in 2026!
🇳🇬 Our TRANSFORM project & @womenadvocate are sharing the risk of postpartum haemorrhage & how tranexamic acid can help.
💗 They create space for women to speak to people they trust, be better informed & prepared for childbirth.
🎥 Watch the film: bit.ly/4iEqh45
🇳🇬 Our TRANSFORM project & WARDC are sharing the risk of postpartum haemorrhage & how tranexamic acid can help.
💗 WARDC creates space for women to speak to people they trust, be better informed & prepared for childbirth.
🎥 Watch & find out more bit.ly/4iEqh45
🇳🇬 Our TRANSFORM project & @wardcnigeria are sharing the risk of postpartum haemorrhage & how tranexamic acid can help.
💗 WARDC creates space for women to speak to people they trust, be better informed & prepared for childbirth.
🎥 Watch & find out more bit.ly/4iEqh45
Who are @womenadvocate's maternal health campaigners?
Retired chief nursing officer Badejo Abisola explains why community leaders like nurses play a vital role in building trust & explaining how TXA can reduce life-threatening bleeding after childbirth.
bit.ly/43EEAiK
📣 Who are @womenadvocate's maternal health campaigners?
💬 Christianah @WomenLiberatio3 shares her experience of postpartum haemorrhage & how she’s empowering women in her community to demand better care when they give birth.
Read the interview ➡️ bit.ly/49pIfEz
WARDC's @womenadvocate field officers are working hard to reduce maternal deaths - starting in their communities 🇳🇬.
Meet Alhaji Lateef Kayode Akinborode who campaigns for better healthcare for mothers.
Read the interview ➡️ bit.ly/47ylLia
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Join us Friday, Oct 17 2025, on @NigeriaInfoFM (99.3 FM Lagos) as we discuss:
“Understanding Maternal Health: The Hidden Crisis in Our Communities.”
🕛 12:15 – 1:00 PM
👩🏽💼 Host: Zaynab Yekeen
👩🏾⚕️ Guest: Dr Modupe Adedeji, Sec. @SOGON_Nigeria (Lagos Chapter)
@TransformTXA @LSHTM
🚨 On #InternationalDayofRuralWomen, we highlight the urgent need for timely emergency maternal care.
In rural areas, women can face long distances & inadequate transport, delaying life-saving interventions.
We're working on a solution: bit.ly/47OtA56
I'M WOMAN trial retweeted
On #RuralWomensDay, we highlight the challenges rural women face in accessing timely maternal care.
Veronica, from Tanzania, experienced antepartum haemorrhage far from emergency services - a delay that could have cost her life.
Find out more 👇youtube.com/watch?v=nlSw-Rf5…
🎥 As #WorldPPHDay is announced at the @FIGOHQ conference, hear from Nigerian I’M WOMAN Trial clinicians on their experiences of treating PPH and how tranexamic acid can stop life-threatening bleeding after birth.
Watch now 👇
I'M WOMAN trial retweeted
Great that WOMAN Trials team members Dr Ketty from Zambia & Prof Rizwana from Pakistan are attending the #FIGO2025 conference to highlight the need to focus on treating #anaemia to save mothers lives. #MaternalHealth #PPH
I'M WOMAN trial retweeted
Too many women continue to die from severe bleeding after #birth🤰
We welcome the announcement of #WorldPPHDay & hope to see momentum drive awareness, action + accountability to tackle PPH!
Watch Zalka & Shaban's story👇to understand how PPH can impact women & their families
Today is #WorldContraceptionDay.
🤰 #Anaemia is an important risk factor for adverse birth outcomes, and appropriate birth spacing and family planning could help address this.
Empowered women = healthier lives.
#ReproductiveHealth #FamilyPlanning
🎉20,000 participants recruited to the I’M WOMAN trial!
We’re one step closer to seeing if IM tranexamic acid can reduce life-threatening bleeding after childbirth.
Huge thanks to our teams in 🇳🇬 🇹🇿 🇵🇰 and to every mother who has participated.
I'M WOMAN trial retweeted
🆕commission aims to reinvigorate efforts to prevent and control #anaemia.
Great to see research from the WOMAN Trials @LSHTM included, as well as a call for further research into understanding how TXA can prevent #postpartum bleeding in women with anaemia.
Read in full 👇
Global efforts to reduce anaemia are stalling & political decisions risk progress.
A new Commission aims to address gaps in evidence, implementation, governance, & target-setting to reinvigorate efforts in anaemia control.
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✨ Hear from one of the newest members of the I'M WOMAN Trial: Leyla Constantino
Leyla talks training in midwifery, being a @NIHRresearch Associate Champion for Reproductive Health and Childbirth and supporting a study on Group B Strep.
Find out more 👇 bit.ly/4mOjAx2
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For many pregnant women, emergency maternal healthcare is not always available or accessible🏥
Our latest blog looks at barriers women in urban & rural settings face & how @TransformTXA is working on a solution for vital care before reaching hospital.
🔗 lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres…
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