She suffered fistula, a condition resulting from prolonged obstructed labour.
Major causes of maternal death include intrapartum emergencies such as haemorrhage, obstructed labour and infections.
"Previous scar(s)" and "obstructed labour" were the most frequent registered diagnoses in both groups.
Dystocia - uterine rupture and impending rupture e.g. prolonged obstructed labour with previous caesarian section); (iv).
The commonest are haemorrhage, sepsis, hypertensive disorders and eclampsia, abortion complications and obstructed labour.
In the developing world, the most common aetiology of maternal death is obstructed labour.
Causes of maternal death include obstetric haemorrhage, unsafe abortions, eclampsia, obstructed labour and infections.
Further research in the management of obstructed labour within health facilities is advocated for and it also pertinent to study the community's perception of prolonged/obstructed labour and actions taken when it occurs.
Our study provides baseline information on the individual socio-economic and health system factors associated with obstructed labour and can be used by policy makers and implementers to improve on management of obstructed labour in south-western Uganda.
Whereas several studies have discussed the magnitude, causes and outcome of obstructed labour as well as the health system's response (14– 18); not much has been reported on the community's understanding and management of obstructed labour.
About 75%% of rural maternal deaths are due to; haemorrhage, eclampsia, obstructed labour and puerperal sepsis as direct causes [ 6].
