Maternal Third Delay and Associated Factors among Women Admitted for Emergency Obstetric Care in Public Hospitals in Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 5

Reason for maternal third delay as described by the respondents admitted in general and specialized hospitals in Ethiopia, 2021.

Reasons	Frequency	Percent (%)
Staff workload	75	47.2
Health professionals negligence	27	17.0
Lack of supply or medication	23	14.5
Long admission process	35	22.0
Delay in providing informed consent	3	1.9
Unfunctional OR	2	1.3
Other	6	3.8
Reason not mentioned	28	17.6

Laboratory result delay, waiting for family member, and not identifying the ward.