Idnan Yunas
MBBChir, MA (Cantab), FRCGP, DCH, DRCOG, DCSRH, PGCertMedEd
DPhil Student
- PI group: Prof Arri Coomarasamy
- GP Partner
- Training Programme Director
Biography
My interest in women's health research, particularly postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), began with my involvement in the landmark E-MOTIVE trial (New England Journal of Medicine, 2023). I am currently looking at knowledge gaps in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of PPH under the supervision of Professor Arri Coomarasamy.
I have first author publications in The Lancet and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and I was part of the evidence synthesis team for the WHO-FIGO-ICM consolidated guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of PPH (2025), and PPH definition reappraisal (2025). I am contributing to the WHO guideline update on gestational diabetes and WHO workstream on pre-eclampsia.
I studied medicine at the University of Cambridge, and work as a GP Partner and a Training Programme Director. I am a trustee of the Mac Bevan Charitable Trust, which has supported projects to reduce maternal deaths in low-income countries.
Recent publications
Uterine atony and anaemia in postpartum haemorrhage - Authors' reply.
Journal article
Yunas I. et al, (2026), Lancet, 407, 29 - 30
Prognostic accuracy of clinical markers of postpartum bleeding in predicting maternal mortality or severe morbidity: a WHO individual participant data meta-analysis.
Journal article
Gallos I. et al, (2025), Lancet, 406, 1969 - 1982
Effects of combinations of diagnostic and treatment strategies for postpartum haemorrhage: a network meta-analysis
Journal article
Yunas I. et al, (2025), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2025
Uterotonic agents for preventing postpartum haemorrhage: a network meta-analysis
Journal article
Gallos ID. et al, (2025), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2025
Causes of and risk factors for postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal article
Yunas I. et al, (2025), The Lancet, 405, 1468 - 1480
Tests for diagnosis of postpartum haemorrhage at vaginal birth
Journal article
Yunas I. et al, (2025), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2025
Randomized Trial of Early Detection and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage.
Journal article
Gallos I. et al, (2023), N Engl J Med, 389, 11 - 21