title: Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Case 34-2012: a 27-year-old woman in Ethiopia with severe pain, bleeding, and shock during labor.
abstract: A 27-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital in Ethiopia because of severe abdominal pain during labor, with cessation of contractions. She had been in labor at home, pushing for 24 hours. On arrival at the hospital 3 hours later, she was in shock. A procedure was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Birhanu Sendek
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Getahun
authors.forename: Melisachew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Yeshi
authors.forename: Drucilla J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D052178:Cephalopelvic Disproportion; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014593:Uterine Inertia / Q000209:etiology; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology*