Research Article

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

Table 3

Clinical outcomes in cases of PPROM (GA 32–33.6).

CharacteristicsResult

Number of women with PPROM160
Maternal age (mean ± S.D.)30.5 ± 5.3
Weeks of gestation at admission (mean ± S.D.)32.9 ± 0.51
Nulliparous, n (%)19 (11.87%)
Pregnancy
Singleton, n (%)142 (88.8%)
Twin, n (%)17 (10.63%)
Latency period (d)4.0 ± 3.9

Maternal outcome
Major maternal complications
Cesarean delivery, n (%)74,(46%)
Increased infection index before labour, n (%)42,(26%)
Precipitate labor, n (%)29,(18%)
Fever, n (%)16,(10%)
Fetal distress, n (%)12,(8%)
Pathological placental membrane inflammation, n (%)11,(7%)
Placental adhesions, n (%)7,(4%)
Uterine atony, n (%)6,(4%)
Postpartum hemorrhage, n (%)6,(4%)
Fetal membrane residue, n (%)6,(4%)
Curettage, n (%)4,(3%)
Placental abruption, n (%)4,(3%)
Chorioamnionitis, n (%)2,(1%)
Prolapse of umbilical cord, n (%)1,(1%)

Neonatal outcomes
Neonatal number177
Neonatal death/be abandoned, n (%)1,(1%)
Neonatal survival, n (%)176,(99%)
Birth weight/g (mean ± S.D.)2210.3 ± 367.6
Apgar score at 1 minute9.5 ± 1.1
Apgar score at 5 minute9.8 ± 0.6
Hospitalization length (d)11.4 ± 7.1
Hospitalization length of survival (d)11.4 ± 7.1
Endotracheal intubation, n (%)7,(4%)
NICU admission, n (%)165,(93%)

Major neonatal condition
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, n (%)145,(82%)
Neonatal pneumonia, n (%)136,(77%)
Patent foramen ovale, n (%)83,(47%)
Neonatal hypoglycemia, n (%)49,(28%)
Myocardial damage, n (%)42,(24%)
Patent ductus arteriosus, n (%)32,(18%)
Electrolyte disorder, n (%)31,(18%)
Premature brain, n (%)24,(14%)
Neonatal anemia, n (%)22,(12%)
Pulmonary hypertension, n (%)19,(11%)
Sepsis, n (%)25,(14%)
Neonatal asphyxia, n (%)13,(7%)
Neonatal intracranial hemorrhage, n (%)13,(7%)
Neonatal hypoproteinemia, n (%)11,(6%)
Atrial septal defect, n (%)11,(6%)
ABO hemolytic disease of newborn, n (%)10,(6%)
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, n (%)10,(6%)
Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, n (%)7,(4%)
Abnormal coagulation function, n (%)7,(4%)
Ventricular septal defect, n (%)6,(3%)
Mycotic infection, n (%)5,(3%)
Immature retina (double), n (%)5,(3%)
Neonatal thrombocytopenia, n (%)4,(2%)
Neonatal gastrointestinal bleeding, n (%)4,(2%)
Neonatal respiratory failure, n (%)4,(2%)
Neonatal meningitis, n (%)3,(2%)
Septic shock, n (%)1,(1%)