Urinary Tract Infection
Maternal Morbidity - postpartum
Definition:
QLD Perinatal Data Collection: Puerperium complications - Medical and obstetric complications of the mother occurring during the
postnatal period up to the time of separation from care. Medical and obstetric complication of the puerperal period may cause maternal morbidity, and occasionally death, and may be an important factor in prolonging the duration of hospitalisation after childbirth.
VIC, QLD, SA, and TAS provide a free text field to specify other complications arising during the puerperium, which may capture UTI.
Postpartum complication