Research Article

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

Table 4

Clinical outcomes in cases of PPROM (GA 34–36.6).

CharacteristicsResult

Number of women with PPROM567
Maternal age (mean ± S.D.)30.66 ± 4.98
Weeks of gestation at admission (mean ± S.D.)35.64 ± 0.83
Nulliparous, n (%)241,(42.5%)
Pregnancy
Singleton, n (%)530,(93.4%)
Twin, n (%)33(5.82%)
Latency period (d)0.88 ± 1.68

Maternal outcome
Major maternal complications
Cesarean delivery, n (%)284,(50%)
Precipitate labor, n (%)78,(14%)
Fetal distress, n (%)48,(8%)
Increased infection index before labour, n (%)37,(7%)
Fever, n (%)29,(5%)
Uterine atony, n (%)25,(4%)
Postpartum hemorrhage, n (%)15,(3%)
Placental abruption, n (%)12,(2%)
Pathological placental membrane inflammation, n (%)10,(2%)
Placental adhesions, n (%)7,(1%)
Curettage, n (%)6,(1%)
Fetal membrane residue, n (%)3,(1%)
Prolapse of umbilical cord, n (%)2,(0%)
Chorioamnionitis, n (%)1,(0%)

Neonatal outcomes
Neonatal number600
Neonatal death/be abandoned, n (%)2,(0%)
Neonatal survival, n (%)598,(100%)
Birth weight/g(mean ± S.D.)2706.89 ± 414.28
Apgar score at 1 minute9.88 ± 0.64
Apgar score at 5 minute9.96 ± 0.36
Hospitalization length (d)4.52 ± 5.66
Endotracheal intubation, n (%)3,(1%)
NICU admission, n (%)327,(55%)
Major neonatal condition
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, n (%)264,(44%)
Neonatal pneumonia, n (%)176,(29%)
Patent foramen ovale, n (%)144,(24%)
Neonatal hypoglycemia, n (%)80,(13%)
Myocardial damage, n (%)69,(12%)
Neonatal infection55,(9%)
Patent ductus arteriosus, n (%)45,(8%)
Electrolyte disorder, n (%)41,(7%)
ABO hemolytic disease of newborn, n (%)35,(6%)
Pulmonary hypertension, n (%)27,(5%)
Atrial septal defect, n (%)20,(3%)
Premature brain, n (%)19,(3%)
Neonatal anemia, n (%)16,(3%)
Septicemia, n (%)24,(4%)
Neonatal intracranial hemorrhage, n (%)11,(2%)
Ventricular septal defect, n (%)10,(2%)
Neonatal asphyxia, n (%)8,(1%)
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, n (%)8,(1%)
Abnormal coagulation function, n (%)6,(1%)
Neonatal respiratory failure, n (%)7,(1%)