Issues with Clinical Trials in Maternal Health and the Impact of Fraudulent Studies

Examining the flaws in clinical trials on tranexamic acid, a drug used for postpartum bleeding, including identical text, data inconsistencies, lack of ethical approval, and the difficulty in obtaining additional details. However, a high-quality trial in 2017 confirmed the drug's effectiveness, suggesting that some flawed trials may have been attempts to replicate without proper standards, leading to misleading results.

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