'The missing evidence: anaemia, postpartum bleeding and maternal death'

WOMAN-2 study now published

28 May 2026

The study presents the missing evidence around anaemia and postpartum bleeding, advocating for decisive action to cut the prevalence and severity of anaemia in women and girls to reduce maternal death. The study involved 15,000 women across Africa and South Asia. 

Prof. Mike Murphy - Consultant Haematologist, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust