Tranexamic acid

An effective medicine that averts death in women who experience extreme blood loss after giving birth.

Misoprostol

An oral pill that reduces the risk of postpartum hemorrhage and can be self-administered to provide a level of protection to women giving birth unassisted

Heat-stable carbetocin

A heat-stable alternative to oxytocin, the most used medicine for preventing life-threatening bleeding in childbirth. 

Journée internationale des femmes : Réduire les inégalités d’accès aux médicaments vitaux entre les hommes et les femmes

Tools to prevent maternal mortality

Generating evidence on a medicine to prevent maternal mortality

Evaluation of a prevention product as a postpartum hemorrhage treatment