Conservative Management of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes Between 18 and 23 Weeks of Gestation ??? Maternal and Neonatal Outcome

Short-Term and Long-Term Postnatal Outcomes of Expectant Management After Previable Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes With and Without Persistent Oligohydramnios

“…2 Neonatal survival is poor in most previable preterm PROM case series, but there is great variation among reports with survival rates ranging from 12% to 92%. 3,4 Persistent oligohydramnios is associated with lower survival. In addition, patients with previable preterm PROM show a higher incidence of neonatal morbidity than preterm neonates born at the same gestational age without preterm PROM.…”

Previable preterm rupture of membranes: gestational and neonatal outcomes

“…Neonatal survival is poor in most case series, but with great variation among reports, from 12 to 92% [2,3]. This wide range of reported survival rates depends on the gestational age at which membranes ruptured, and is possibly inXuenced by biased reports.…”

Temporal trends of latency period and perinatal survival after very early preterm premature rupture of fetal membranes

“…The length of the latency period (time between PPROM and delivery) and the gestational age (g.a.) at birth are the most important prognostic factors for neonatal survival without sequelae, specially in cases of very preterm onset [8][9][10]. Therefore, the prolongation of the latency period must be considered as a priority in the expectant management of PPROM.…”