Preeclampsia, excessive bleeding, blood clots and cardiac conditions are some of the most common health problems that contribute to maternal mortality rates in the U.S. However, other risks are not ...

Maternal sepsis — a condition many are unaware of — is the country’s second leading cause of maternal mortality. Between 2014 and 2017 infection or sepsis caused 14.3% of pregnancy-related deaths in ...

Sepsis is the body’s extreme reaction to an infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Bacterial infections are the most common cause of sepsis, according to the CDC ...

Well, this is horrifying: In Texas, ever since the state’s civilly enforced six-week abortion ban took effect in September 2021, the rate of sepsis among people who were hospitalized while losing a ...

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Sepsis is a medical emergency that occurs when a patient’s body improperly reacts to an infection. It can lead to organ failure or death if not treated quickly enough. The rate of sepsis among ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pregnancy-adjusted screening tools had high sepsis predictability rates for women with sepsis or ...

Women in the U.S. are dying from pregnancy-related causes more often than other high-income nations. For Black and brown women, death rates are even higher. Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga of the Kansas ...

Researchers from the Global Maternal Sepsis Study have established that sepsis is responsible for large global maternal mortality and morbidity than earlier thought. Maternal sepsis is a ...

TEXAS, USA — A new analysis by ProPublica shows that after Texas' 2021 abortion ban went into effect, pregnancy became far more dangerous – partially due to the danger of developing sepsis, a ...