Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomy due to Puerperal Sepsis in Malawi

• Main Authors: Mary Stokes (Author), Amber Olson (Author), Clare Algeo (Author), Bakari Rajab (Author), Carolyn Mwalwanda (Author), Deepa Dongarwar (Author), Rachel Pope (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Objective: In Malawi, emergency peripartum hysterectomy continues to be routine for the management of puerperal sepsis. While the hysterectomy may be life-saving for the mother, it carries with it life-altering permanent sterility. The surgeon is left with a difficult dilemma: remove...