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Introduction: Induction of labor is one of the commonest medical intervention with the purpose of attaining vaginal delivery. The procedure is most prevalent in developing countries such as USA (23.4%) while Africa scores 4.4%. This procedure may fail sometimes. There is a paucity of information regarding the current situation of failed induction of labor in Northern Tanzania as well as the predictors of such failure. This study is aiming at exploring the prevalence of Induction of labor, the factors that are associated with its failure as well as the maternal and fetal outcomes that are attributable to such failure. The results of this specific study will identify the correct population to undergo labor induction so as to significantly reduce CS rates.
Study design: The study will be retrospective cross sectional design, taking the eligible participants from the year 2000- 2015.
Data Source: The study will use data that have already been collected from the year 2000-2015 at the KCMC medical birth registry database.
Sample size: All women whose labor was induced from 2000 - 2015 will be included in the study.
Data analysis: The analysis will be done using STATA-13/IC. Descriptive analysis will be used to display the characteristics of women in the study and analytical statistics will be done chi-squared test for proportions to examine the association between the predictors and failure of labor induction, also multivariable logistic regression will estimate Odds ratios at the 95% significance level.
Keywords: Induction of labor, failure of induction of labor, Maternal Outcomes, Fetal outcomes |
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