WHO estimates that the global prevalence of maternal sepsis is 4·4% among livebirths, representing more than 5·7 million cases per year.1 Important variations exists between regions, with higher incidence in low-income and middle-income countries (up to 7%) compared with high-income countries (1–2%).2 Despite the relative low prevalence and the availability of interventions for its prevention and treatment, maternal sepsis remains a life-threatening condition and one of the leading direct causes of maternal mortality worldwide, accounting for up to 10% of maternal deaths.
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