Outcome of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) at term: Ramathibodi Hospital, 1988.

ABSTRACT

Management of PROM at term is still controversial and varies between immediate induction and awaiting a certain length of time. In this retrospective study, mode of delivery of 202 patients who presented at term with premature rupture of membranes were reviewed. Of these, 77 went into spontaneous labour while awaiting induction. The caesarean section rate among such patients (16%) was significantly lower than that of the remaining 125 patients (46%) whose labour was induced. There was no neonatal infection in either group. Further prospective randomized study is needed to confirm this finding.