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There are a number of pregnancy-related illnesses and disorders that can endanger both the mother's and the child's health. During active labor and after delivery, obstetrical crises can arise (postpartum). While the vast majority of pregnancies and births proceed without a hitch, all pregnancies are not without risk. Pregnancy can bring joy and excitement, but it can also bring anxiety and concern. Preterm birth, stillbirth, and low birth weight are all adverse pregnancy outcomes, leading causes of infant illness, mortality, and long-term physical and psychological disorders.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title><jats:p>The purpose of this study is to assess the magnitude and association of obstetric emergencies and adverse maternal-perinatal outcomes in Ethiopia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>We used four databases to locate the article: PUBMED, HINARI, SCIENCE DIRECT, and Google Scholar. Afterward, a search of the reference lists of the identified studies was done to retrieve additional articles. For this review, the PEO (population, exposure, and outcomes) search strategy was used. Population: women who had obstetric emergencies in Ethiopia. Exposure: predictors of obstetric emergencies. Outcome: Women who had an adverse perinatal outcome. Ethiopian women were the object of interest. The primary outcome was the prevalence of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes among Ethiopian women. Obstetrical emergencies are life-threatening obstetrical conditions that occur during pregnancy or during or after labor and delivery. The Joanna Briggs Institute quality assessment tool was used to critically appraise the methodological quality of studies. Two authors abstracted the data by study year, study design, sample size, data collection method, and study outcome. Individual studies were synthesized using comprehensive meta-analysis software and STATA version 16. Statistical heterogeneity was checked using the Cochran Q test, and its level was quantified using the <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> statistics. Summary statistics (pooled effect sizes) in an odd ratio with 95% confidence intervals were calculated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Result<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 35 studies were used for determining the pooled prevalence of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes; twenty-seven were included in determining the odd with 95% CI in the meta-analysis, from which 14 were cross-sectional, nine were unmatched case-control studies, and 14 were conducted in the south nation and nationality Peoples' Region, and eight were from Amhara regional states, including 40,139 women who had an obstetric emergency. The magnitude of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes following obstetric emergencies in Ethiopia was 15.9 and 37.1%, respectively. The adverse maternal outcome increased by 95% in women having obstetric emergencies (OR 2.29,95% CI 2.43\u20133.52), and perinatal deaths also increased by 95% in women having obstetric emergencies (OR 3.84,95% CI 3.03\u20134.65) as compared with normotensive women.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This review demonstrated the high prevalence of perinatal mortality among pregnant women with one of the obstetric emergencies in Ethiopia. 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