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The authors report no conflict of interest.
No funding was received for this work.
This study was presented as a poster at the 41st annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, held virtually, January 25–30, 2021.
Cite this article as: Dunk SA, Owen J, Lu MY, et al. Operative vaginal delivery as an independent risk factor for maternal postpartum infectious morbidity. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2022;XX:x.ex–x.ex.