Abstract
Assessment of Magnitude and Factors Contributing to Obstructed Labor among Mothers Delivered in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Bench-Maji Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia 2017
Highlights
BackgroundObstructed labor is failure of descent the fetal presenting part in despite of adequate uterine contraction [1]
Conclusion & Recommendation: There is less magnitude of obstructed labor in MTU teaching hospitals due to larger baby weight, did not ANC visit and delay referred from health center
It is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in low income countries and accounts for approximately 8% of maternal death globally [2]
Summary
Obstructed labor is failure of descent the fetal presenting part in despite of adequate uterine contraction [1] It is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in low income countries and accounts for approximately 8% of maternal death globally [2]. It is an important cause of maternal death in communities in which childhood under nutrition and early marriage is common. It causes significant maternal morbidity mainly due to obstetric fistulae, skeletal and neurological complications and total death from asphyxia is common [3]. Africa has the highest maternal mortality in the world estimated at an average of about 1000 deaths per 100,000 live births
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