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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002984 |