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We have read a paper by Addisu Alemu et al on Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality Among Women with Uterine Rupture at Public Hospitals of Eastern Ethiopia. 1 This study provides up-to-date information regarding uterine rupture which is a dangerous complication of labor and a cause of death one in thirteen maternal deaths with this complication. In addition, uterine rupture has also become one of the most challenging maternal health problems and has become a world concern for many years. 2 The study conducted by Addisu Alemu et al aimed to assess the survival status and predictors of maternal mortality with uterine rupture and found that about ten percent of women with uterine rupture had died and the average recovery time for women with uterine rupture ranged from 7 to 11 days. 1 According to researchers, one of the causes of maternal death due to uterine rupture is the lack of Antenatal Care (ANC) visits for pregnant women. However, there are several other factors that we need to be aware of, namely prolonged and obstructed labour, lack of knowledge of birth attendants in using partographs, distance to complete delivery referral centers and other complications during pregnancy, one of which is gestational hypertension. 2 But the most important thing that needs attention is how birth attendants can prevent delays in treating