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Sepsis: what midwives and maternity professionals need to know

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September is sepsis awareness month. Sepsis is a serious condition, and one that can develop suddenly. In this article Professor Helen Cheyne, RCM (Scotland) professor of midwifery, University of Stirling, tells her powerful personal story of the condition, and points to why recognition of sepsis by midwives and health professionals......