Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice 2007;92:ep125
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Review: planned early birth after prelabour rupture of membranes at term has benefits for mother and infant
Dare MR, Middleton P, Crowther CA, et al. Planned early birth versus expectant management (waiting) for prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks or more). Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;(1):CD005302.
Q In pregnant women with prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM) at term, is planned early birth better for the mother and infant than expectant management?
Clinical impact ratings Obstetrics 





Paediatrics 





Infectious disease 





Keywords: fetal membranes (premature rupture); labour (induced); term birth
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METHODS

Data sources:
Medline, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group Trials Register (November 2004), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (issue 4, 2004), and reference lists.

Study selection and assessment:
randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared planned early birth (intervention implemented within 24 h) and expectant management (no intervention for
24 h) in pregnant women with PROM at
37 weeks gestation. 12 RCTs (n = 6846 women) reporting 13 comparisons met the selection criteria. The active management intervention used was induction of labour with oxytocin in 7 RCTs, prostaglandin in 5 RCTs, and caulophyllum in 1 RCT. 2 reviewers independently assessed methodological quality based on allocation concealment, blinding, and completeness of follow up.

Outcomes:
caesarean delivery, operative vaginal delivery, maternal infection (chorioamnionitis and endometritis), perinatal death, neonatal infection, and admission to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
MAIN RESULTS
The time from PROM to birth was shortened by a mean 9.5 . . . [Full text of this article]
Haim A Abenhaim, MD, MPH,
William D Fraser, MD, MSc
University of Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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