Sepsis is the second leading cause of maternal death in the U.S. For racial and ethnic minoritized birthing people, especially those who are Black, living in poverty, and from underserved communities, labor and postpartum are particularly vulnerable risk periods. The goal of this multi-center, multidisciplinary observational study is to optimize risk prediction accounting for the social determinants of health, and establish a novel maternal care continuity model to reduce sepsis- related death and disability and increase maternal health equity.
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Maternal sepsis risk
Timeframe: Delivery hospitalization through 8 weeks postpartum