Objective To study the relationship between development-presentation time delay and mean hospital stay among patients presenting with puerperal sepsis at department of medicine at Liaquat University Hospital. Methodology This retrospective analysis was held at department of medicine (unit-II) in a tertiary care hospital (. The time delay between development of puerperal sepsis and presentation to the medical ward was recorded in patients reporting with puerperal sepsis. The past medical records

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... of patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were also studied and all relevant data, as required in the pre-designed structured questionnaire, was obtained. Results During the study duration, 30 patients reported to the study setting with puerperal sepsis representing 0.46% of 6500 admissions in medical unit II. The mortality rate stood at nil and all returned healthy to their homes. 10% of the patients had gone through frequent vaginal examination, 66.7% of the patients were delivered at home, 90% of the patients presented with an altered level of consciousness. Conclusion The mean hospital stay stood at 5 days, while the length increased with increasing time delay. The relationship stood valid in all subjects, Recommendations Further research needs to be conducted on a larger sample space and more prolonged study duration while taking more variables, besides the time delay, into account.