Table 2 Obstetrical characteristics of the women at Suhul general hospital, in north west zone, Shirie town, Tigray, Ethiopia, from September 2012 to August, 2015
From: Maternofetal outcomes of obstructed labor among women who gave birth at general hospital in Ethiopia
Variable | Labour obstructed (n = 91) |
|---|---|
Parity | |
Para 1 | 40 (44%) |
Para 2–4 | 32 (35.2%) |
Para ≥ 5 | 19 (20.8%) |
History of still birth | |
Yes | 13 (14.3%) |
No | 78 (85.7%) |
History of c/s | |
Yes | 5 (5.5%) |
No | 86 (94.5%) |
ANC follow up | |
≤ 3 visit | 67 (73.6%) |
≥4 visit | 24 (26.4%) |
Gestational age | |
< 37 weeks | 5 (5.5%) |
37–40 weeks | 43 (47.3%) |
41–42 weeks | 23 (25.3%) |
> 42 weeks | 8 (8.8%) |
Unknown GA | 12 (11%) |
Labor duration (h) | |
< 12 | 1 (1.1%) |
12–18 | 39 (42.9%) |
19–24 | 26 (28.6%) |
> 24 | 25 (27.5%) |
Any obstetrical problem | |
Yes | 13 (14.3%) |
No | 78 (85.7%) |
Obstetrical problems | |
APH | 2 (2.2%) |
PROM | 3 (3.3%) |
Pre term labor | 2 (2.2%) |
Twin pregnancy | 3 (3.3%) |
Hyper tension | 2 (2.2%) |
Othera | 1 (1.1%) |
No problem | 78 (85.7%) |
Fetal presentation | |
Vertex | 63 (69.2%) |
Breach | 9 (9.9%) |
Shoulder | 7 (7.7%) |
Face | 5 (5.5%) |
Other | 7 (7.7%) |