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Chapter 24 - Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes

from Section 3 - Fetal Medicine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Kamaleswari Camille Aiyaroo Thyne  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM) is defined as rupture of the membranes before 37 weeks’ gestation. PPROM complicates only 2% of pregnancies but it is associated with 40% of preterm deliveries [1]. It is the single most common identifiable factor associated with preterm births. The latency period between rupture of membranes and labour tends to be inversely correlated with gestation, being longer with decreasing gestational age. The majority of pregnancies complicated by PPROM will deliver within a week of amniorrhexis.

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 197 - 200
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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