POSTPARTUM INFECTION

Course overview

POSTPARTUM INFECTIONS ACCOUNT FOR A SIGNIFICANT, AND OFTEN PREVENTABLE, PORTION OF THE GLOBAL HEALTHCARE BURDEN. PUERPERAL SEPSIS IS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE CAUSES OF MATERNAL DEATHS WORLDWIDE AND ACCOUNTS FOR 10-15% OF DEATHS IN THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE MOST COMMON POTENTIAL SOURCES OF POSTPARTUM INFECTION, REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIONS IN THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR THESE PATIENTS.