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Preterm premature rupture of fetal membranes in a low socioeconomic population: results of conservative management
Author(s) -
Okonofua F.E.,
Onwudiegwu U.,
Odunsi O.A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(91)90535-d
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , conservative management , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , premature rupture of membranes , gestation , population , conservative treatment , pregnancy , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , surgery , environmental health , physics , biology , optics , genetics
A retrospective review of pregnancies complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) in 149 women of low socioeconomic status in Nigeria was undertaken. Delivery occurred within 24 h of onset of symptoms in 51 of these women (immediate delivery group), whereas 98 patients were managed conservatively. The mean length of gestation was higher in the conservatively managed group and the perinatal mortality was correspondingly lower. In contrast, there was a slightly increased incidence of puerperal febrile morbidity in the conservative group. These data suggest that conservative management can be selectively employed in PPROM occurring in women of low socioeconomic status.