ArticleEthiopian journal of health sciences2014
Causes of maternal mortality in Ethiopia: a significant decline in abortion related death.
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ASSIST Ethiopia: Feasibility Clinical Investigation of Assisted Vaginal Birth With the Odonassist™ Medical Device
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123 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 179 citations in OpenAlex.
- The magnitude of second-trimester induced abortion and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Maternal and perinatal outcomes of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Pooled it
- The effect of antenatal care on use of institutional delivery service and postnatal care in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC health services research · 2018Pooled it
- Prevalence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Ethiopia: a systemic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Pooled it
- Factors associated with knowledge and attitude towards maternity waiting homes among pregnant women: baseline results from a cluster-randomized trial in rural Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Complication experience during pregnancy and place of delivery among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Trial
- Integrating Calcium Into Antenatal Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation in Ethiopia: Women's Experiences, Perceptions of Acceptability, and Strategies to Support Calcium Supplement Adherence.Global health, science and practice · 2020Trial
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- Reaching the unreached through trained and skilled birth attendants in Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial study protocol.BMC health services research · 2017Trial
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Care Practices for the Prevention of Puerperal Sepsis and Factors of Self-Care Practices in Peri-Urban Areas of Dessie, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Self-care practices for puerperal sepsis prevention and their determinants among postpartum women: a community-based cross-sectional study in Halaba Town, Central Ethiopia.Primary health care research & development · 2026Article
- Determinants of uterine rupture among pregnant mothers who gave birth at University of Gondar comprehensive specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: unmatched case control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Feasibility of the OdonAssist device for assisted vaginal birth in a low-resource setting: ASSIST Ethiopia study protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Structural Quality of Institutional Delivery Services at Public Health Facilities in North-West Ethiopia: A Mixed Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Awareness and associated factors of pregnancy-induced hypertension among pregnant women in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.AJOG global reports · 2026Review
- Case control study on determinants of emergency peripartum hysterectomy among mothers managed at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women at public hospital in Gedeo Zone, southern Ethiopia, 2023: unmatched case-control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Urban-rural disparities in receipt of treatment for obstetric complications in Ethiopia: A multivariate decomposition analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- Prevalence, Clinical Profile, and Outcomes of Ectopic Pregnancy at a Teaching Hospital in a Low-Resource Setting, Northern Ethiopia: A 5-Year Retrospective Chart Review.Journal of pregnancy · 2026Article
- Effective coverage of skilled birth attendance in Ethiopia: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough the common direct obstetric causes of maternal mortality are known from the literature, the contribution of each cause and the change in trend over decades is unknown in Ethiopia. The objective of this review was to assess the trend of proportion of maternal mortality due to the common direct causes.
methodsThis systematic review was done on eighteen health facility based maternal mortality studies conducted between 1980 and 2012 in Ethiopia. Emphasis was given to the proportion of maternal mortality due to direct causes and their case fatality rates.
resultsThe summary of the findings has shown that the top four causes of maternal mortality in the year 1980-1999 were abortion related complications (31%), obstructed labor/uterine rupture (29%), sepsis/infection (21%) and hemorrhage (12%). In the last decade, however, the top four causes of maternal mortality were obstructed labor/uterine rupture (36%), hemorrhage (22%), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (19%) and sepsis/infection (13%).
conclusionAbortion and infection related maternal deaths have declined significantly in the last decade. Obstructed labor continues to be the major cause of maternal deaths; maternal deaths due to hypertensive disorders and hemorrhage showed an increasing trend. The findings in this review were somehow comparable with the WHO analysis for Africa in the same period with the exception of obstructed labor.
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