Maternal complication related to instrumental vaginal delivery and its associated factors among mothers who gave birth at Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Institutional based retrospective cross-sectional study

Abstract

Objective: the aim of the study was to assess the proportion of maternal complication related to instrumental vaginal delivery and its associated factors among mothers who gave birth in Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia. Results: Records of 406 mothers managed with instrumental vaginal delivery were reviewed and 97% of reviewed card had complete documentation. The proportion of maternal complications due instrumental vaginal delivery was found to be 12.1%. A mother who had an episiotomy [AOR=0.14, 95%CI=0.07-0.3], Forceps assisted vaginal delivery [AOR=3.4, 95%CI=1.08-10.67] and primiparity [AOR=3.5, 95%CI=1.26-9.98] were found to be associated with maternal complications related to instrumental vaginal delivery. Keywords: maternal complication, instrumental delivery, Felege hiwot, Bahir Dar