Abstract
This chapter contains section titled: Definitions, Frequency, timing, and site of membrane rupture, Fetal membranes, Rupture of membranes as an obstetric syndrome, Clinical risk factors for membrane rupture, Consequences of premature rupture of the membranes, Diagnosis of prelabor rupture of the membranes, Initial assessment of patients presenting with preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes, Management of patients with preterm PROM, Prelabor rupture of the membranes at term, Novel treatment techniques, Acknowledgments, Key points, Definitions, Incidence, Maternal and fetal risks
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Clinical Obstetrics |
Subtitle of host publication | The Fetus & Mother |
Editors | E. Albert Reece , John C. Hobbins |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Chapter | 63 |
Pages | 1130-1188 |
Number of pages | 59 |
Edition | 3 |
ISBN (Print) | 1405132167, 9781405132169 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chorioamniotic membranes
- Fetal membranes
- Pregnancy
- Prelabor membrane rupture
- Proteolytic activity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine