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Perinatal outcome and mode of delivery in women with premature rupture of membranes at term undergoing labor induction
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Abstract
Premature rupture of membrane (PROM), a spontaneous rupture of
the amniotic membranes before the onset of active labor, and is prevalent
in 8-10% of pregnancies at term (American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists, 2013).
The management of women presenting with PROM is not uniform
and women can be offered either an immediate induction of labor or
Expectant management until the onset of Labor (Springer et al., 2016).
Although immediate induction of labor may have some advantages
including shorter time interval from membrane rupture to delivery and a
slightly decreased risk for maternal infection (Dare et al., 2006), it was not
associated with a decreased risk for CS or adverse neonatal outcome, as
compared to expectant management. Therefore, women who desire
spontaneous onset of labor can be offered an expectant management. The
majority of women progress into spontaneous labor within 24h since
PROM onset (Hannah, Ohlsson, Farine et al., 1996 and Keirse MJ et
al., 1996). However, some will eventually require induction of labor due
to a prolonged latency period as the risk of intrauterine infection increases
with the duration of membrane rupture (Seaward, Hannah, Myhr, Farine
et al., 1997).