Lifesaving drug for severe bleeding after childbirth could be made accessible for all, study suggests

Intramuscular administration of tranexamic acid (TXA), a drug used to target severe bleeding after childbirth, is safe and quickly reaches therapeutic concentrations in pregnant women, according to a study involving researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The results are published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.