EPIDEMIOLOGIC CORRELATES OF PRETERM PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES

Citation
A. Spinillo et al., EPIDEMIOLOGIC CORRELATES OF PRETERM PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES, International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics, 47(1), 1994, pp. 7-15
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
ISSN journal
00207292
Volume
47
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
7 - 15
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7292(1994)47:1<7:ECOPPR>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Objective: To study the clinical risk factors for preterm premature ru pture of membranes (FROM). Method: We conducted a case-control study o f 138 patients with FROM between 24 and 35 weeks' gestation and 267 co ntrol subjects. Results: In stepwise multiple logistic regression mode ls, the population of cases was more likely to be of low social class. Other risk factors for FROM were smoking in pregnancy, Ist 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 FROM both in nulliparous and in multiparous w omen. Conclusion: Few potentially remediable risk factors are associat ed with the occurrence of preterm FROM.