Research Article

Analysis of Maternal and Neonatal Outcome of Patients with Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes

Table 2

Clinical outcomes in cases of PPROM (GA 28–31.6).

CharacteristicsResult

Number of women with PPROM88
Maternal age (mean ± S.D.)30.4 ± 5.0
Weeks of gestation at admission (mean ± S.D.)30.2 ± 1.1
Nulliparous, n (%)12,(13.6%)
Pregnancy
Singleton, n (%)82,(93.18%)
Twin, n (%)6(6.81%)
Latency period (d)5.9 ± 5.9

Maternal outcome
Major maternal complications
Cesarean delivery, n (%)42,(48%)
Increased infection index before labour, n (%)32,(36%)
Pathological placental membrane inflammation, n (%)15,(17%)
Precipitate labor, n (%)13,(15%)
Fetal distress, n (%)13,(15%)
Fever, n (%)8,(9%)
Placental adhesions, n (%)6,(7%)
Prolapse of umbilical cord, n (%)4,(5%)
Uterine atony, n (%)3,(3%)
Fetal membrane residue, n (%)3,(3%)
Placental abruption, n (%)3,(3%)
Postpartum hemorrhage, n (%)2,(2%)
Chorioamnionitis, n (%)2,(2%)
Curettage, n (%)2,(2%)

Neonatal outcomes
Neonatal number94
Neonatal death/be abandoned, n (%)12,(13%)
Neonatal survival, n (%)82,(87%)
Birth weight/g (mean ± S.D.)1687.2 ± 373.5
Apgar score at 1 minute8.5 ± 2.3
Apgar score at 5 minutes9.6 ± 1.2
Hospitalization length (d)23.1 ± 15.1
Hospitalization length of survival (d)26.0 ± 14.0
Endotracheal intubation, n (%)16,(17%)
NICU admission, n (%)89,(95%)

Major neonatal condition
Neonatal pneumonia, n (%)76,(81%)
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, n (%)74,(79%)
Patent foramen ovale, n (%)47,(50%)
Electrolyte disorder, n (%)45,(48%)
Neonatal anemia, n (%)32,(34%)
Premature brain, n (%)26,(28%)
Neonatal asphyxia, n (%)24,(26%)
Myocardial damage, n (%)23,(24%)
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, n (%)22,(23%)
Neonatal hypoglycemia, n (%)20,(21%)
Patent ductus arteriosus, n (%)19,(20%)
Sepsis, n (%)28,(30%)
Neonatal hypoproteinemia, n (%)16,(17%)
ABO hemolytic disease of newborn, n (%)11,(12%)
Abnormal coagulation function, n (%)11,(12%)
Immature retina (double), n (%)11,(12%)
High TSH/hypothyroidism, n (%)11,(12%)
Mycotic infection, n (%)9,(10%)
Neonatal intracranial hemorrhage, n (%)9,(10%)
Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, n (%)6,(6%)
Neonatal respiratory failure, n (%)5,(5%)
Pulmonary hypertension, n (%)5,(5%)
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, n (%)4,(4%)
Ureaplasma urealyticum infection, n (%)4,(4%)
Neonatal conjunctivitis, n (%)4,(4%)
Neonatal meningitis, n (%)3,(3%)
Neonatal thrombocytopenia, n (%)3,(3%)
Neonatal necrotizing colitis, n (%)3,(3%)
Cholestasis, n (%)3,(3%)