Determinants of uterine rupture among mothers who gave birth in Jinka and Arba Minch General Hospitals, institution-based case-control study, Southern Ethiopia, Ethiopia, 2019.

Mothers referred from health facilities, multiparous women, duration of labor more than 18 h, gestational age of ⩾37 weeks and malpresentation were significantly associated with uterine rupture. Early referral, encouraging family planning, proper use of partograph, early identification and appropriate intervention for malpresentation are recommended.