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World Sepsis Day and MamaYe bring you evidence, infographics and blogs on sepsis. Read on and then take action!

Sepsis is caused by a severe infection which leads to blood poisoning and organ damage. In severe cases it can lead to organ failure and death. Sepsis is the third leading cause of maternal and newborn deaths worldwide. Read the blog by Dr Niranjan Kissoon from World Sepsis Day for reasons why it's important to take action to save mothers and babies from sepsis.

MamaYe Infographics: Sepsis We have created these infographics to describe how sepsis affects mothers and babies in Africa. Click on the infographics to share and spread the word. Sepsis: the silent killer Maternal sepsis deaths disparity Scale of the problem: sepsis and mothers Scale of the problem: sepsis and newborns Decision-makers Life-saving interventions Health workers Life-saving interventions Evidence on sepsis all summarised by MamaYe Click on the links below to download factsheets and evidence summaries about sepsis and maternal and newborn health. MamaYe sepsis factsheet (2014) MamaYe water, sanitation and hygiene facts and figures (2014) Clean birth and postnatal care practices to reduce neonatal deaths from sepsis and tetanus, Blencowe, H et al (2011)  Where there is no toilet: Water and sanitation environments of domestic and facility births in Tanzania, Benova, L et al (2014) Getting it Right: Improving Maternal Health Through Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shordt, K et al (2011) Progress, Priorities, and Potential Beyond Survival, Lawn et al (2014) Systematic review and meta-analysis: association between water and sanitation environment and maternal mortality, Benova, L et al (2014) An ecological quantification of the relationships between water, sanitation and infant, child, and maternal mortality, Cheng, J.J et al (2012) Global causes of maternal death: a WHO systematic analysis, Say, L et al (2014) Education material for teachers of midwifery: Managing puerperal sepsis, World Health Organization and International Confederation of Midwives (2008)

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