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Prelabour rupture of membranes at term: the role of induction of labour

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2001

Mary E Hannah  and
Gareth R Seaward
Mary E Hannah
Affiliation:
Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health Research Unit, Centre for Research in Women's Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gareth R Seaward
Affiliation:
Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health Research Unit, Centre for Research in Women's Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

Prelabour rupture of the membranes(PROM) is generally defined as rupture of the membranes prior to the onset of labour. When this occurs at term (greather than/equal 37 weeks of pregnancy) it is referred to as term PROM (to distinguish it from preterm PROM). The time interval between membrane rupture and the onset of labour is termed the latent period. The duration of this period is known to vary inversely with the gestational age at membrane rupture.

Type
Research Article
Information
Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , May 1998 , pp. 61 - 68
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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