![Screening for maternal sepsis can be challenging partly because changes like a faster heart rate can mask signs of sepsis.](https://www.agrisafe.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/closeup_pregnant_woman-334x200.jpg)
Pregnancy-related deaths are on the rise…and sepsis is a big reason
More and more people each year are dying from complications related to pregnancy and delivery. In the United States, deaths from pregnancy, during delivery, or postpartum rose from 17.4 (perRead More