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## Background: After preterm premature rupture of membranes at <24 weeks' gestation, pregnant women may choose continuation (expectant management) or termination of pregnancy, via either dilation and evacuation or labor induction. neonatal outcomes after expectant management are well described. in contrast, limited research addresses maternal outcomes associated with expectant management compared to termination of pregnancy. ## Objective: This study aimed to compare maternal morbidity after preterm premature rupture of membranes at <24 weeks' gestation in women who choose either expectant management or termination of pregnancy. ## Study design: This retrospective cohort study included women with preterm premature rupture of membranes between 14 0/7 and 23 6/7 weeks' gestation with singleton or twin pregnancies at 3 institutions from 2011 to 2018. we excluded pregnancies complicated by fetal anomalies, rupture of membranes immediately after obstetrical procedures (chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis, cerclage placement, fetal reduction), spontaneous delivery 1000 ml, transfusion, admission to the maternal intensive care unit, acute renal insufficiency, venous thromboembolism,

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Author

Ariel Sklar; Jeanelle Sheeder; Anne R. Davis; Carrie Wilson; Stephanie B. Teal

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)