Obstructed Labor, Evolution, and Health Disparities [PDF]
BiologyThe female pelvis is often evolutionarily described as a compromise to accommodate the birthing process and bipedalism. This compromise puts a mother and baby at risk of fetopelvic disproportion, the mismatch between the size of the fetus and that of the
Liliana Light +3 more
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Complete urethrovesical disruption following obstructed labor
Indian Journal of Urology, 2012 A 22-years-old lady presented with obstructed labor with a probable preoperative diagnosis of bladder/urethral injury. When a laparotomy was performed there was a complete urethral disruption at the vesicourethral junction with a big anterior forniceal ...
S Arora, P Goel, V Bhalla, N Aggarwal
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Obstructed labor and its effect on adverse maternal and fetal outcomes in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Background Obstructed labor is one of the five major causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in developing countries. In Ethiopia, it accounts for 19.1% of maternal death.
Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila +3 more
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Mortality Rate and Predictors Among Women With Obstructed Labor in a Tertiary Academic Medical Center of Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
SAGE Open Nursing, 2023 Introduction Obstructed labor is one of the most common preventable causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. In Ethiopia, 36% of maternal mortality was due to obstructed labor with uterine rupture.
Melaku Desta MSc +1 more
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One-sixth of women experienced obstructed labor among those delivered at public hospitals in Southern Ethiopia: A multicenter study [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2023 Objective: The study aimed to assess the prevalence of obstructed labor and associated factors among women delivered at public hospitals in Southern Ethiopia. Methods: Institution-based cross-sectional study was employed among 704 systematically selected
Yekatit Melesse +6 more
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Obstructed labor and its association with adverse feto-maternal outcome in Ethiopia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Systematic Reviews, 2021 Background Obstructed labor accounted for 22% of obstetrical complications and 9% of all maternal deaths in low- and middle-income countries. Even though there are separate studies regarding obstructed labor and its complication in Ethiopia, their ...
Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila +2 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging pelvimetric measurements as predictors for emergent cesarean delivery in obstructed labor [PDF]
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, 2023 Objective: This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of various magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pelvimetric parameters for predicting emergent cesarean delivery due to obstructed labor. Study design: This was a prospective observational study.
Ryuichi Shimaoka +5 more
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Incidence, causes, and maternofetal outcomes of obstructed labor in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Reproductive Health, 2021 Background Obstructed labor is a preventable obstetric complication. However, it is an important cause of maternal mortality and morbidity and of adverse outcomes for newborns in resource-limited countries in which undernutrition is common resulting in a
Asteray Assmie Ayenew
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Determinants of obstructed labor among women attending intrapartum care in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia: A hospital-based unmatched case–control study [PDF]
Women's Health, 2020 Objectives: maternal and neonatal mortality in Ethiopia is a major reproductive health problem. Obstructed labor is one of the leading causes of maternal, fetal, and neonatal morbidity in developing countries.
Mulugeta Dile +7 more
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Maternofetal outcomes of obstructed labor among women who gave birth at general hospital in Ethiopia [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2019 Objective Obstructed labor had different maternal outcomes such as uterine rupture, postpartum hemorrhage, puerperal sepsis, Vesico-Vaginal fistula (VVF), recto-vaginal fistula can leads to death.
Tewodros Eshete Wonde, Abebe Mihretie
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