Résumé
To assess the values of various modalities of fetal surveillance namely the nonstress test [NST]. modified fetal biophysical profile [FBP] and umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry study [S/D ratio] as predictors of placental inflammation in cases of preterm premature rupture of membranes [PROM]. Forty-three pregnant women with singleton fetuses between 27 and 34 weeks gestation and with preterm PROM were included in the study. AU cases were subjected to daily NST, modified FEP and umbilical artery S/D ratios till delivery was indicated for completion of 34 weeks, start of onset of labor or evidence of fetal compromise. After delivery, the placentas were send for histopathologic evaluation and were classified into two groups according to absence [group I] or presence [group II] of placental inflammation. The last NST, modified FBP and longitudinal trends of umbilical artery S/D ratios In the last 3 days before, delivery were correlated to placental histopathologic findings. There was no statistically significant difference between both groups regarding the incidence of reactive or non-reactive NST [P-NSL A statistically significant higher incidence of modified FBP