How Are Postpartum Infections Diagnosed?

Jeanese Ex, RN, BSN | Altruistic Nurse Writer

Published on: 12/09/2026

No single test diagnoses postpartum infection. Learn how history, physical exam, labs, cultures, and imaging work together to identify endometritis, urinary, and wound infections, and when infection becomes maternal sepsis.

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When Is Maternal Sepsis Most Common?

Jeanese Ex, RN, BSN | Altruistic Nurse Writer

Published on: 07/09/2026

Maternal sepsis can develop during pregnancy, labor, or postpartum, but the first week after delivery deserves close attention. Learn how infection risk and surveillance change across the timeline and why risk continues for 42 days.

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