Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes.

Clinical Practice Guideline Preterm Prelabour Rupture of the Membranes

OBSTETRICS FOR PAEDIATRICIANS Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes

The problem Unfortunately there are too many examples in obstetrics of very important conditions for which there is no consensus of professional opinion about definition, diagnosis, risks, and above all, management. Preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes (PPROM) is such a case. The best, most widely used, and simplest definition of PPROM is membrane rupture occurring before the onset of reg...

Microbiological Pattern in Preterm Prelabour Rupture of the Fetal Membranes in South-Western Nigeria

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Nigeria 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ekiti State University College of Medicine, Nigeria 3Department of Microbiology, Federal Teaching Hospital, Nigeria 4Department of Family Medicine, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Nigeria 5Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Babcock Un...

Induction of labour versus expectant management in women with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes

Background: Preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes (PPROM) is an important clinical problem and a dilemma for the gynaecologist. On the one hand, awaiting spontaneous labour increases the probability of infectious disease for both mother and child, whereas on the other hand induction of labour leads to preterm birth with an increase in neonatal morbidity (e.g., respiratory distress syndrome...

Maternal serum amyloid A levels in pregnancies complicated with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes.

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate a possible association between maternal serum amyloid A levels (SAA) and maternal and fetal parameters in pregnancies complicated with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM). MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 88 pregnant women (PPROM group, n = 44 and control group, n = 44) were included into this prospective case control study Serum bloo...