Maternal sepsis

Filetici, Nicoletta; Velde, Marc Van de; Roofthooft, Eva; Devroe, Sarah

doi:10.1016/j.bpa.2022.03.003

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“…Postpartum individuals are at risk for complications such as eclampsia, stroke, neuropathy, and epidural complications, which can be associated with neurological injury affecting mobility, judgment, self-care, and newborn care. 5,[22][23][24][25] Eclampsia and stroke during pregnancy increase the risk for maternal-fetal morbidity and mortality due to hypoxia and brain injury. [22][23] Obstetric nerve palsy increases risk for falling and infant dropping.…”

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Initiating Occupational and Physical Therapy in the Hospital After Birth: Access, Reimbursement, and Outcomes

Segraves

Croghan

Coreas

et al. 2023

Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy

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Acute care therapists routinely screen body systems, activity tolerance, safe mobility, activities of daily living/instrumental activities of daily living performance, cognition, caregiver support, home environment, and risk factors for hospital readmission. Despite most elective procedures, such as joint replacement and spine surgery, which receive automatic orders for acute care therapy, individuals who elect to give birth in a hospital are typically not offered rehabilitation services to optimize their recovery. Across hospitals in the United States, individuals receiving obstetric care have limited access to acute care therapy despite increasing postpartum readmission rates, severe maternal morbidity, and disproportionate levels of maternal mortality. Cardiovascular conditions, infection, and hemorrhage remain the leading causes of death in the obstetric population during the first 6 weeks postpartum. However, individuals are frequently discharged from the hospital after birth without a formal assessment by an acute care occupational or physical therapist. Extensive education to maternal care providers

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