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[Premature rupture of fetal membranes and intra-amnionic infection]. 1977

S Lotric-Pentek, and G Sormaz

Although the group under study was small (90 cases) but compared with the control group of the same size it did reveal some facts: 1. The duration of labour was much shorter (by 8 hours on the average) in the control than in the study group. 2. The result of the assessment of the condition of children by the Apgar score was somewhat better in the control group, which is understandable with regard to the subsequent delivery course in the group of children with a premature bursting of the bag of waters. 3. The percentage of directed labour in the group under study was significantly higher (60%). 4. Surgical completion of labour in the study group (10%) was more frequent than in the control group (4.4%). Breech presentation was observed only in the study group (5.5%) which corroborates the old rule that in any premature bursting of the bag of waters, along with all kinds of delivery complications, also the cephalopelvic disproportion and some irregular presentation of the fetus in labour should be expected. 5. Although in the premature bursting of the bag of waters the duration of labour is longer (14 hours and 19 minutes) than in the control group (5 hours and 40 minutes), no more frequent infection, either in newborns or mothers, has been observed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007232	Infant, Newborn, Diseases	Diseases of newborn infants present at birth (congenital) or developing within the first month of birth. It does not include hereditary diseases not manifesting at birth or within the first 30 days of life nor does it include inborn errors of metabolism. Both HEREDITARY DISEASES and METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS are available as general concepts.	Neonatal Diseases,Disease, Neonatal,Diseases, Neonatal,Neonatal Disease
D007239	Infections	Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms or their toxins or by parasites that can cause pathological conditions or diseases.	Infection,Infection and Infestation,Infections and Infestations,Infestation and Infection,Infestations and Infections
D007743	Labor, Obstetric	The repetitive uterine contraction during childbirth which is associated with the progressive dilation of the uterine cervix (CERVIX UTERI). Successful labor results in the expulsion of the FETUS and PLACENTA. Obstetric labor can be spontaneous or induced (LABOR, INDUCED).	Obstetric Labor
D007744	Obstetric Labor Complications	Medical problems associated with OBSTETRIC LABOR, such as BREECH PRESENTATION; PREMATURE OBSTETRIC LABOR; HEMORRHAGE; or others. These complications can affect the well-being of the mother, the FETUS, or both.	Complications, Labor,Labor Complications,Complication, Labor,Complication, Obstetric Labor,Complications, Obstetric Labor,Labor Complication,Labor Complication, Obstetric,Labor Complications, Obstetric,Obstetric Labor Complication
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D011645	Puerperal Infection	An infection occurring in PUERPERIUM, the period of 6-8 weeks after giving birth.	Infection, Puerperal,Postpartum Sepsis,Infections, Puerperal,Postpartum Sepses,Puerperal Infections,Sepses, Postpartum,Sepsis, Postpartum
D001831	Body Temperature	The measure of the level of heat of a human or animal.	Organ Temperature,Body Temperatures,Organ Temperatures,Temperature, Body,Temperature, Organ,Temperatures, Body,Temperatures, Organ
D005260	Female		Females
D005322	Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture	Spontaneous tearing of the membranes surrounding the FETUS any time before the onset of OBSTETRIC LABOR. Preterm PROM is membrane rupture before 37 weeks of GESTATION.	Premature Rupture of Membrane (Pregnancy),PROM (Pregnancy),Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes,Preterm PROM (Pregnancy),Preterm Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes,Membrane Premature Rupture (Pregnancy),Membrane Premature Ruptures (Pregnancy),PROM, Preterm (Pregnancy)