diff --git a/src/vivarium_gates_mncnh/constants/data_values.py b/src/vivarium_gates_mncnh/constants/data_values.py
index dc3541e..4c9fe83 100644
--- a/src/vivarium_gates_mncnh/constants/data_values.py
+++ b/src/vivarium_gates_mncnh/constants/data_values.py
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@ class _Durations(NamedTuple):
 
 
 class _SimulationEventNames(NamedTuple):
+    # Constants for the simulation events. Used for string comparison in components.
     PREGNANCY = "pregnancy"
     INTRAPARTRUM = "intrapartum"
     MATERNAL_SEPSIS = "maternal_sepsis_and_other_maternal_infections"
     MATERNAL_HEMORRHAGE = "maternal_hemorrhage"
+    OBSTRUCTED_LABOR = "maternal_obstructed_labor_and_uterine_rupture"
     NEONATAL = "neonatal"
 
 
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ class __Columns(NamedTuple):
     SEPSIS_STATE = "sepsis_state"
     MATERNAL_SEPSIS = "maternal_sepsis_and_other_maternal_infections"
     MATERNAL_HEMORRHAGE = "maternal_hemorrhage"
+    OBSTRUCTED_LABOR = "maternal_obstructed_labor_and_uterine_rupture"
 
 
 COLUMNS = __Columns()
diff --git a/src/vivarium_gates_mncnh/model_specifications/model_spec.yaml b/src/vivarium_gates_mncnh/model_specifications/model_spec.yaml
index b165a82..a0f0de4 100644
--- a/src/vivarium_gates_mncnh/model_specifications/model_spec.yaml
+++ b/src/vivarium_gates_mncnh/model_specifications/model_spec.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ components:
             - ResultsStratifier()
             - BirthObserver()
             - AntenatalCare()
+            - MaternalDisorder("maternal_obstructed_labor_and_uterine_rupture")
             - MaternalDisorder("maternal_hemorrhage")
             - MaternalDisorder("maternal_sepsis_and_other_maternal_infections")
             # Add model observers below here
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ configuration:
             day: 1
         simulation_events: 
             - 'pregnancy'
-            - 'intrapartum' 
+            - 'intrapartum'
+            - "maternal_obstructed_labor_and_uterine_rupture"
             - "maternal_hemorrhage"
             - "maternal_sepsis_and_other_maternal_infections"
             - 'neonatal'