Financial Disclosure Dr. Shields is the Principal Investigator of an AHRQ grant for
developing a simulation course on maternal cardiac arrest; provided volunteer expert …

Maternal sepsis is “a life-threatening condition defined as an organ dysfunction caused by
an infection during pregnancy, delivery, puerperium, or after an abortion,” with the potential …

Background The use of azithromycin reduces maternal infection in women during
unplanned cesarean delivery, but its effect on those with planned vaginal delivery is …

Maternal sepsis is a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and is a
preventable cause of maternal death. The purpose of this guideline is to summarize what is …

Introduction Greater than half of in-hospital maternal deaths are caused by sepsis, a
condition that occurs when infection exceeds local tissue containment and results in organ …

Sepsis is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, globally and in the UK. In both
low-/middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs), the incidence is …

Sepsis contributes significantly to global morbidity and mortality, particularly in vulnerable
populations. Pregnant and recently pregnant women are particularly prone to rapid …

Sepsis is a clinical syndrome that has physiologic, biologic, and biochemical abnormalities
caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis and the inflammatory response …

Maternal critical care reflects interdisciplinary care in any hospital area according to the
severity of illness of the pregnant woman. The admission rate to intensive care units is below …

Pregnant and postnatal women are a high-risk population particularly prone to rapid
progression to sepsis with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Moreover, severe …