Pregnancy-Related Mortality Due to Infection
Most pregnancy-related deaths due to infection are preventable. Example MMRC recommendations highlight prevention opportunities, including improving patient and clinician knowledge regarding clinical signs and symptoms of serious infections, implementing obstetric sepsis protocols, and enhancing care coordination within and across systems.
Authors
- Mackenzie Leonard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4031-9783)
- Ashley Busacker
- Naima T. Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6021-1609)
- Lisa M. Hollier
- Susanna L. Trost (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1193-723X)
- Kiran M. Perkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0951-4318)
- David A. Goodman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9784-9390)
Institutions
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (US)
- National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000006172
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention