Magnitude of failed induction and associated factors among mothers who gave birth after induction of labor at public hospitals of Harar City and Dire Dawa City Administration, Eastern Ethiopia

Abstract

One of the potential risks of labor induction is failure of labor induction. In Ethiopia, more than one-third of mothers who undergo induction of labor encounter failures. A studies done in Ethiopia revealed that failed induction of labor contributed to 61.2% of indication for Cesarean section. However, there is a paucity of information related to the failed induction of labor in the Public hospitals of Harar town and Dire Dawa city administration.