Suspected sepsis in pregnant or recently pregnant people: recognition, diagnosis and early management

NICE guideline
Reference number: NG255
Published: 19 November 2025

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Evidence reviews - January 2024

The following documents contain the evidence that was used to develop the 2024 recommendations:

Stratifying risk of severe illness or death from sepsis
Managing and treating suspected sepsis in acute hospital settings; antibiotic treatment in people with suspected sepsis
Early management of suspected sepsis (except antibiotic therapy) in the NEWS2 population, in acute hospital settings

This page was last updated: 31 January 2024