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  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Critical Care Medicine

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  • Maternal sepsis is a significant cause of pregnancy-related mortality.
  • Standardized sepsis care for nonpregnant adults contrasts with challenges in the obstetric population.
  • Existing sepsis research often excludes pregnant individuals, hindering tailored management strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the challenges in early recognition and management of maternal sepsis and septic shock.
  • To emphasize the need for a standardized approach to maternal sepsis care.
  • To advocate for the implementation of a maternal sepsis bundle.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature and clinical guidelines on sepsis management.
  • Identification of specific challenges in applying sepsis protocols to pregnant patients.
  • Discussion of necessary adaptations for maternal physiology and obstetric considerations.

Main Results:

  • Challenges include inconsistent early warning signs, lack of validated screening tools, and adapting care bundles.
  • Delivery considerations and transfer criteria require specific attention in maternal sepsis.
  • A standardized approach is hampered by the exclusion of pregnant patients in most sepsis research.

Conclusions:

  • Overcoming challenges requires clinicians to plan, practice, and implement a maternal sepsis bundle.
  • A maternal sepsis bundle can help reduce variation in care and improve patient outcomes.
  • Standardized, evidence-based care is essential for reducing maternal mortality from sepsis.