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Thu 24th Jan 2008 by Ben Palmer.… regular frequent observations should be made and use of the Modified Early obstetric Warning core (MEOWS) as recommended by this Report is crucial.
High dose broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotic treatment should be started immediately sepsis is suspected, without waiting for microbiology results.
Learning points: Puerperal sepsis (7.4, page 102)
Any problems noted during a woman’s …
Campaign: what's the aim?
Sun 24th Jun 2007 by Ben Palmer.… new mother to have regular observations recorded on a Modified Early Obstetric Warning System (MEOWS) chart - in hospital and at home.
Every doctor and midwife to have clear sepsis guidelines.
If a mother complains of feeling unwell or shows a temperature (in particular over 38°C) she should be assumed to have contracted childbed fever until it can be proved otherwise.
There is …
What is childbed fever?
Childbed fever is an infection of the womb in new mothers which can lead to septicaemia. If left untreated infection will cause organ failure and death - even in young, fit mothers.more»
What are the symptoms? »
Childbed fever: the facts »
What's the aim?
We would like every parent and every midwife and doctor to know that childbed fever is still a very real threat to a mother's life.more »
Can I help? »
Who is Jessica?
Jessica Palmer was a Mum. She died in June 2004, at 34 years old, of childbed fever caused by Group A streptococcus.more »
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