Table 1.

Obstetrically modified qSOFA score.

Parameter	Score
	0	1
Systolic Blood Pressure(mmHg)	≥90	<90
Respiratory Rate	<25 breaths/minute	≥25 breaths/minute
Altered Mentation	Alert	Not alert

qSOFA = quick Sequential (sepsis-related) Organ Failure Assessment; mmHg = millimetres of mercury). Adapted with permission from the SOMANZ guidelines for the investigation and management of sepsis in pregnancy, this table allows a rapid clinical assessment before investigations are available, to quickly identify the critically ill obstetric patient. Altered mentation alone or a score of 2 or more may be associated with significant morbidity in a pregnant patient with suspected sepsis and should trigger senior medical input (obstetrican/ physician) [35].