Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose versus oral ferrous sulphate for the treatment of moderate-to-severe postpartum anaemia in Nigerian women (IVON-PP): an open-label, randomised controlled trial.

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Title: Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose versus oral ferrous sulphate for the treatment of moderate-to-severe postpartum anaemia in Nigerian women (IVON-PP): an open-label, randomised controlled trial.
Authors: Afolabi BB; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria; Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: bbafolabi@unilag.edu.ng., Adaramoye VO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria; Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK., Adeyemo TA; Department of Haematology & Blood Transfusion, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Balogun M; Department of Community Health & Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria; Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK., Abioye AI; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA., Mitchell EJ; Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK., Banke-Thomas A; Maternal Adolescent Reproductive and Child Health Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London, UK., Walker KF; Centre for Perinatal Research, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK., Babah OA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria., Akinajo OR; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria., Olorunfemi G; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria; Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Chieme CF; Centre for Clinical Trials, Research, and Implementation Science, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Oshodi YO; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Badmus MO; Centre for Clinical Trials, Research, and Implementation Science, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Eboreime EA; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada., Raji HO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria., Orazulike NC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria., Galadanci HS; Africa Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria., Ogunsola FT; Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria., Ameh CA; Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
Corporate Authors: IVON PP trial Investigators
Source: The Lancet. Global health [Lancet Glob Health] 2026 May; Vol. 14 (5), pp. e781-e792. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 18.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Multicenter Study; Comparative Study
Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101613665 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2214-109X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 2214109X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Lancet Glob Health Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:2214-109X
DOI:10.1016/S2214-109X(26)00001-X