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Table 3 Materno-fetal complications following obstructed labor in Ethiopia

From: Incidence, causes, and maternofetal outcomes of obstructed labor in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Complication s of obstructed labor

Number of included studies

Model

Status of heterogeneity

Prevalence (95% CI)

I2 (%)

P-value

Sepsis

5

Random

Marked

38.08% (95% CI: 29.55– 46.61)

97.5

 ≤ 0.001

Stillbirth

8

Random

Marked

38.59% (95% CI: 25.49– 51.68)

99.8

 ≤ 0.001

Postpartum hemorrhage

5

Random

Marked

33.54% (95% CI: 12.06– 55.02)

99.2

 ≤ 0.001

Uterine rupture

10

Random

Marked

29.84% (95% CI: 21.09– 38.58)

98.7

 ≤ 0.001

Maternal death

6

Random

Marked

17.27% (95% CI: 13.47– 48.02)

97.2

 ≤ 0.001