Answers Updated 2026
WhatMareMtheMriskMfactorsMforMsepsisMinMaMpregnantMpersonMthatMareMfeaturesMofMt
heMwoman?M-MAnswerM-Mobesity
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RiskMfactorsMforMdevelopmentMofMinfectionMandMsepsisMrelatedMtoMpregnancyMandMchil
dbirthM-MAnswerM-MsepticMmiscarriageMorMterminationMofMpregnancy
-McervicalMcerclage
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RiskMfactorsMforMdevelopmentMofMinfectionMandMsepsisMrelatedMtoMlabourMandMpuerper
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-MMastitisM
-MGASMinfectionMamongMtheMfamily
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MAirwayM(ifMtheMpatientMcanMtalk,MtheirMairwayMisMpatent)
B-MBreathingM(SPO2M&RR;MInspect,Mpalpate,MauscultateM)
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*wantMtoMstartMIVMantiobioticsMafterMBWM&w/iM1hrMofMsuspectedMsepsis
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2.MbloodMcultures
3.MgiveMIVMantibiotics
4.MGiveMIVMfluidsMandMmonitorMresponse
5.MMeasureMlactateMlevels
6.MMeasureMurineMoutput
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