Reproductive System & Sexual Disorders: Current Research
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Department of Public Health, Debre Berhan University College of Health Science, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Unmet Obstetric Need in Emergency Obstetric Services in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, North Shoa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2021
  Author(s): Shambel Mengesha Kebede* and Wassie Negash Mekonnen
  
  Background: Complications and obstetric emergencies were taken as an indicator of obstetric need. Obstetric needs are a health problem that needs emergency obstetric intervention. The assessment of unmet obstetric need has never been articulated in studies conducted on emergency obstetric care in the study area. This study identifies gap and deficit of major obstetric intervention for absolute maternal indication in relation to the existing need. Method: A one year facility based cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted from July 8/2019-July 7/2020 G.C on mothers who delivered with major obstetric intervention (absolute maternal indication and non-absolute maternal Indication) at Debre Berhan referral hospital. Data was collected using structured and pre-tested format by four midwife trained data collectors from patien.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-038X.23.12.347

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