Postpartum anemia and maternal wellbeing: A cohort analysis of the WOMAN-2 trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined the association between postpartum anemia and maternal wellbeing in women who gave birth with anemia.

Methods

We conducted a cohort analysis using secondary data from the WOMAN-2 trial. Between August 2019 and September 2023, women with moderate or severe anemia who were giving birth vaginally were recruited from hospitals in Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Zambia. Our exposure was postpartum anemia (hemoglobin concentration <70, 70-99, or ≥100 g/L: severe, mild/moderate, and no postpartum anemia, respectively). Our primary outcome was physical capacity (6-min walk test). Our secondary outcomes were patient-reported vigor, fatigue (general, physical, emotional, mental), overall fatigue, other anemia symptoms, breastfeeding difficulties, expected diffic

SUBMITTER: WOMAN‐2 Trial Collaborators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC13629598 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature