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Neonatal outcome and two‐year follow‐up after expectant management of second trimester rupture of membranes
Author(s) -
Pristauz Gunda,
Bauer Margit,
MaurerFellbaum Ute,
RotkyFast Christa,
Bader Arnim A.,
Haas Josef,
Lang Uwe
Publication year - 2008
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/j.ijgo.2007.12.007
Subject(s) - medicine , chorioamnionitis , gestational age , gestation , obstetrics , rupture of membranes , retrospective cohort study , birth weight , premature rupture of membranes , pregnancy , pediatrics , surgery , genetics , biology
Objective : To assess neonatal outcome and 2‐year follow‐up of pregnancies complicated by second trimester preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). Methods : A retrospective review of obstetric and neonatal records for 87 pregnancies (56 singletons, 6 twins, 1 triplet) with PPROM between 14 + 0 and 24 + 6 weeks of gestation. Patients received antibiotics and steroids for fetal lung maturity once they reached 24 weeks of gestation. Placentas were examined histopathologically. Surviving infants were followed‐up at 2 years of age. Results : Median latency from PPROM to delivery was 4 days. Survival rate of 56 singletons was 45% (25/56); and 13 died in hospital. Survival rate of infants discharged from hospital was 23% (12/56). Chorioamnionitis was seen histologically in 42% (5/12) of surviving infants compared with 92% (12/13) of those that died in hospital. Of the 12 surviving infants, 50% had a normal neurological and developmental outcome at 2 years of age. Conclusion : Gestational age, birth weight, and histologic chorioamnionitis have prognostic importance in pregnancies complicated by PPROM. Surviving infants have a 50% chance of achieving an adequate health status at 2 years of age.