Hadiza U., 24

Hadiza Umar lives with her husband, Musa, in Amshi Village, a rural community with limited economic resources and access to healthcare services. Her husband is a local farmer who depends on seasonal farming for the family’s livelihood, while Hadiza supports the household by selling yam from home, generating an average profit of about ₦9,000. The family lives in a small single-room apartment under challenging living conditions. During her pregnancy complication, the family was unable to afford the cost of the urgently needed Emergency Caesarean Section. Hadiza Umar, a 24-year-old pregnant woman at 41 weeks gestation due to failed induction of labour and prolonged labour associated with foetal distress she was diagnosed with prolonged obstructed labour and was subsequently booked for an Emergency Caesarean Section (EMCS) to save both mother and baby.

Hadiza underwent an emergency Caesarean Section at 41 weeks due to prolonged obstructed labour, failed induction, and foetal distress. A live baby was delivered successfully. She received IV fluids, antibiotics, analgesics, oxytocin, haematinics and nutritional support. Her recovery was satisfactory, and she was discharged stable with her baby.

The patient presented with prolonged obstructed labor and failed induction at postdate pregnancy complicated by fetal distress, which constituted an obstetric emergency. Immediate surgical intervention through Emergency Caesarean Section (EMCS) was necessary to prevent further maternal and fetal complications. The short-term prognosis for both mother and baby following an EMCS under these conditions is generally excellent