Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Ike Dimejesi
Nigeria
Research Article
Obstructed Labor in South East Nigeria Revisited: A Multi-Centre Study on
Maternal Socio-Demographic and Clinical Correlates
Author(s): Ileogben Sunday-Adeoye, Ike Dimejesi, Robinson Onoh, Okorochukwu Bartholomew, Michael Ezeanochie and Collins KaluIleogben Sunday-Adeoye, Ike Dimejesi, Robinson Onoh, Okorochukwu Bartholomew, Michael Ezeanochie and Collins Kalu
Objective: The objective was to identify the characteristics of women who developed obstructed labor, the facilities where they were managed before the progress of labor became obstructed labor and also identify short term morbidities associated with the condition. This study was necessitated by the burden of obstetric fistula reported in this population previously thought not to have the challenge.
Setting: The study was conducted in 3 tertiary centers including the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state University Teaching Hospital and Federal Medical Centre Owerri. Population: This study involved 225 consecutive parturient managed for obstructed labor in 3 tertiary hospitals in southeast Nigeria.
Method: This was a retrospective study conducted between January 2004 and December 2008.
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DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000160