Induction of Labor Compared with Expectant Management for Prelabor Rupture of the Membranes at Term

In approximately 8 percent of women with pregnancies at term, the fetal membranes rupture before labor begins. 1 If labor is not induced, over 60 percent of these women begin labor spontaneously within 24 hours and over 95 percent begin labor spontaneously within 72 hours. 1 , 2 As the time between...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 334; no. 16; pp. 1005 - 1010
Main Authors Hannah, Mary E, Ohlsson, Arne, Farine, Dan, Hewson, Sheila A, Hodnett, Ellen D, Myhr, Terri L, Wang, Elaine E.L, Weston, Julie A, Willan, Andrew R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 18.04.1996
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation
Disorders
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Medical procedures
Medical research
Medical sciences
Membranes
Premature labor
Human
Infection
Controlled delivery
Pregnancy disorders
Risk factor
Premature rupture of membrane
Delivery
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Summary:In approximately 8 percent of women with pregnancies at term, the fetal membranes rupture before labor begins. 1 If labor is not induced, over 60 percent of these women begin labor spontaneously within 24 hours and over 95 percent begin labor spontaneously within 72 hours. 1 , 2 As the time between the rupture of the membranes and the onset of labor increases, so may the risk of maternal and fetal infection. For this reason, many physicians recommend that labor be induced if the pregnancy is at term and labor does not begin spontaneously shortly after the membranes rupture. 3 , 4 Others believe that . . .
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199604183341601