TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiological correlates of preterm premature rupture of membranes
AU - Spinillo, A.
AU - Nicola, S.
AU - Piazzi, G.
AU - Ghazal, K.
AU - Colonna, L.
AU - Baltaro, F.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Objective: To study the clinical risk factors for preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM). Method: We conducted a case-control study of 138 patients with PROM between 24 and 35 weeks' gestation and 267 control subjects. Results: In stepwise multiple logistic regression models, the population of cases was more likely to be of low social class. Other risk factors for PROM were smoking in pregnancy, 1st or 2nd-3rd trimester hemorrhages, cervical incompetence and a documented cervico-vaginal infection during index pregnancy. First trimester hemorrhage and a documented cervico-vaginal infection during index pregnancy were associated with preterm PROM both in nulliparous and in multiparous women. Conclusion: Few potentially remediable risk factors are associated with the occurrence of preterm PROM.
AB - Objective: To study the clinical risk factors for preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM). Method: We conducted a case-control study of 138 patients with PROM between 24 and 35 weeks' gestation and 267 control subjects. Results: In stepwise multiple logistic regression models, the population of cases was more likely to be of low social class. Other risk factors for PROM were smoking in pregnancy, 1st or 2nd-3rd trimester hemorrhages, cervical incompetence and a documented cervico-vaginal infection during index pregnancy. First trimester hemorrhage and a documented cervico-vaginal infection during index pregnancy were associated with preterm PROM both in nulliparous and in multiparous women. Conclusion: Few potentially remediable risk factors are associated with the occurrence of preterm PROM.
KW - 1st trimester hemorrhage
KW - Premature rupture of membranes
KW - Risk factors
KW - Vaginal infection
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U2 - 10.1016/0020-7292(94)90454-5
DO - 10.1016/0020-7292(94)90454-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 7813758
AN - SCOPUS:0027930264
VL - 47
SP - 7
EP - 15
JO - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
JF - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
SN - 0020-7292
IS - 1
ER -