Abstract:
Background. “Induction of labor is not risk free, despite its importance for ending risky
pregnancy compare to spontaneous onset of labor it has potential harms and it increases the
rate of different maternal and neonatal complications.” Due to this World health organization
recommends induction of labor with only clear medical indications when the benefit more
significant than potential harms. Even though there is a few study on induction of labor that
generate birth outcome after induced labor but no study is found that determine the
contributing factors to birth outcomes after induced labor in Ethiopia especially in my study
area, therefore the factors that affect the birth outcome after labor induction need to be clearly
understood.
Objective: To assess the birth outcome after induced labor and associated factor among child
bearing mother who deliver in NEMMCSH in the last two years (January 01, 2019 to
December 31, 2020 GC). Data was collected from June 25 to July 09, 2021 GC.
Method: Hospital based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 778 study
participants selected by systematic random sampling technique among all child bearing
mothers delivered by induction in NEMMCSH from January 01, 2019 to December 31, 2020
GC. Data was collected from patient cards, delivery registration log books, nursing round
books, intern’s morning log books and operation note books. Then data were entered and
coded using EPI data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Bivariate and
multivariate logistic regression analysis was carried out to determine the association different
potential factors with the birth outcome after induction. Independent predictors were
determined using adjusted odd ratio with 95% confidence interval at p value 0.05 in
multivariate logistic regression analysis.
Result: In this study the magnitude of still birth after IOL was 9.6%. Rural residence
(AOR=3.26; 95%CI: 1.18,9.02), ANC follow up (AOR=0.34; 95%CI: 0.14,0.84), history of
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previous still birth (AOR=6.41; 95%CI: 2.09, 19.65), Partograph use (AOR=0.04; 95%CI:
0.01,0.09), delivering less than eight hours(AOR=0.17; 95%CI: 0.04,0.72) and delivering
within 8-16(AOR=0.36; 95%CI: 0.14,0.95) hours were significant predictors for still birth
after induction of labor.
Budget: The budget need to this study was 24,965 Ethiopian birr (ETB).
