Table 4 Risk factors for postpartum readmission

General maternal population

 HIV^a status

Bebell et al., 2018 [20]

2.60 (1.15–5.89)

HIV-infected

HIV-uninfected

 Mode of delivery

Harrison et al., 2017 [21]

5.15 (4.97–5.33)

CS^b

VD^c (includes both spontaneous and assisted vaginal deliveries)

Oladapo et al., 2007 [23]

3.21 (1.06–9.56)

Elective CS among booked patients

Non-operative VD following spontaneous onset of labour

 Body temperature during hospitalization

Ngonzi et al., 2018 [22]

12.78 (6.01–27.17)

Febrile (> 38.0 °C) or hypothermic (< 36.0 °C) women

Normothermic women