Table 1 Maternal and neonatal characteristics.
From: Neonatal outcomes in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes at periviable gestational age
Characteristics | GW at PPROM | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (17–33) N = 94 | Group 1 (17–23) N = 24 | Group 2 (24–27) N = 27 | Group 3 (28–33) N = 43 | ||
Maternal characteristics | |||||
Maternal age (year) | 28.4 ± 5.4 (20–41) | 29 ± 5 (22–41) | 28.2 ± 5 (21–41) | 28.2 ± 5.8 (20–41) | 0.401 |
Gravidity | 4.8 ± 3.2 (1–16) | 4.8 ± 2.8 (1–12) | 4 ± 2.2 (1–9) | 5.1 ± 3.8 (1–16) | 0.826 |
Parity | 3 ± 2.4 (0–12) | 3 ± 2.2 (0–8) | 2.5 ± 1.9 (0–7) | 3 ± 2.8 (0–12) | 0.493 |
Celeston (2 courses) | 93 (98.9) | 23 (95.8) | 27 (100) | 43 (100) | 0.229 |
Magnesium treatment | 92 (97.9) | 22 (91.7) | 27 (100) | 43 (100) | 0.051 |
Treatment with antibiotics (mercer protocol) | 93 (98.9) | 24 (100) | 26 (96.3) | 43 (100) | 0.285 |
Chorioamnionitis | 18 (19.1) | 4 (16.7) | 11 (40.7) | 3 (7) | 0.002 |
Previous preterm delivery* | 12 (12.8) | 7 (29.2) | 0 | 5 (11.6) | 0.024 |
Placenta abruption | 22 (23.4) | 9 (37.5) | 7 (25.9) | 6 (14) | 0.086 |
GW at onset of PPROM (median, week) | 27 ± 4.2 | 22 ± 1.6 | 26 ± 1.2 | 31 ± 1.4 | < 0.001 |
Latency period (median, day) | 16 ± 21.8 (7–105) | 49 ± 28.1 (12–105) | 17 ± 14.8 (7–61) | 12 ± 5.7 (7–26) | < 0.001 |
Cesarean delivery | 45 (47.9) | 17 (70.8) | 14 (51.9) | 14 (32.6) | 0.01 |
Neonatal characteristics | |||||
GA at delivery (week) | 30.8 ± 3.1 (23–34) | 28.5 ± 3.3 (23–34) | 29.3 ± 2.4 (25–34) | 33 ± 1.3 (30–34) | < 0.001 |
Male gender | 60 (63.8) | 14 (58.3) | 20 (74.1) | 26 (60.5) | 0.416 |
Birth weight (g) | 1615.1 ± 544.4 (488–2945) | 1270.6 ± 472.1 (488–2120) | 1347.7 ± 410.3 (730–2270) | 1975 ± 428.4 (1145–2945) | < 0.001 |
Apgar score 1 min | 6.8 ± 2.5 (1–9) | 5.1 ± 2.4 (1–9) | 6.2 ± 2.8 (1–9) | 8.1 ± 1.6 (2–9) | < 0.001 |
Apgar score 5 min | 9.6 ± 1.8 (3–10) | 7.6 ± 1.4 (4–10) | 8.3 ± 1.9 (4–10) | 9.4 ± 1.3 (3–10) | < 0.001 |
Survived to Hospital discharge | 86 (91.5) | 19 (79.2) | 24 (88.9) | 43 (100) | 0.012 |
