Incidence of maternal peripartum infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Infection is an important, preventable cause of maternal morbidity, and pregnancy-related sepsis accounts for 11% of maternal deaths. However, frequency of maternal infection is poorly described, and, to our knowledge, it remains the one major cause of maternal mortali...

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Main Authors: Susannah L Woodd, Ana Montoya, Maria Barreix, Li Pi, Clara Calvert, Andrea M Rehman, Doris Chou, Oona M R Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-12-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002984