Studies

4 records in the Evidence & progress section, by name.

  • A large trial in the United States that asked whether women with mildly raised blood pressure before or early in pregnancy do better if they take blood pressure medicine to keep their pressure under...

    Study Evidence checked not recorded

  • A trial in 29 hospitals in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan. Pregnant women who were likely to give birth early received either a dexamethasone steroid injection or a dummy injection...

    Study 1 claim Evidence checked not recorded

  • A trial in five hospitals in Africa and India that tested starting skin-to-skin care right after birth for small babies, compared with starting it after they stabilized.

    Study 1 claim Evidence checked not recorded

  • A large trial that tested whether tranexamic acid, added to usual care, helps women who are bleeding heavily after giving birth. About 20 000 women in 193 hospitals in 21 countries took part. Neither...

    Study Evidence checked 2026-10-11