The patterns and outcomes of induction of labour among pregnant mothers delivering at Hoima regional referral hospital, Hoima city Uganda
Nyonyintono Ismael
Department of Medicine and Surgery, Kampala International University, Uganda
ABSTRACT
IOL has had some undesired consequences, though it also registers several benefits for maternal and perinatal outcomes. This study aimed to assess the patterns and outcome of IOL among mothers who delivered in HRRH, in Hoima city in Hoima. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from June 10 to June 20, 2019, among 126 mothers who gave birth between November 30, 2018, and May 30, 2019, by reviewing their cards using a structured checklist to assess the pattern, outcome, and consequences of induction of labor. A binary logistic regression analysis was computed to look for the association between outcome variables and independent variables. The most commonly reported cause of induction was hypertensive disorders (28.6%) followed by PROM (19.8%). The factors associated with IOL were mothers aged 20–34 years having no history of antenatal care and being primipara of the 126 induced mothers, (18.3%) had failed induction. The proportion of mothers with dead fetal outcomes and maternal complications was 11.1% and 30.1%, respectively. The unfavorable Bishop Score before induction was (66.7%) and induction using misoprostol (22.7%) were the factors associated with failed induction of labor. The rate of successful inductions (81.3%) was slightly higher than the rate of similar institutions in Uganda but comparable to the regional rates, while the rate of failed induction (18.3%) is slightly similar in comparison to both local and regional settings.
Keywords: Induction of labor (IOL), Maternal outcomes, Perinatal outcomes, Failed induction, Hypertensive disorders
CITE AS: Nyonyintono Ismael (2025). The patterns and outcomes of induction of labour among pregnant mothers delivering at Hoima regional referral hospital, Hoima city Uganda. IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES 10(1):19-25. https://doi.org/10.59298/IDOSRJAS/2025/101.192500