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Pregnant women and new mothers need closer attention for signs of potentially fatal sepsis, a study says.
Most women recover with antibiotics but signs of severe sepsis should be regarded as a medical emergency, say University of Oxford researchers.
Sepsis - triggered by infection - is the leading cause of death in new mothers in the UK.
Over the study period - June 2011 to May 2012 - five women died from 365 cases of maternal sepsis in the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28217712
Most women recover with antibiotics but signs of severe sepsis should be regarded as a medical emergency, say University of Oxford researchers.
Sepsis - triggered by infection - is the leading cause of death in new mothers in the UK.
Over the study period - June 2011 to May 2012 - five women died from 365 cases of maternal sepsis in the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28217712
