Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture

Known as: PROM, membranes of premature rupture, Membrane Premature Rupture (Pregnancy) 
Spontaneous rupture of fetal membranes that occurs before the onset of labor. If rupture occurs before 37 weeks of gestation then the correct… (More)
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2017
Review
2017
Fetal growth restriction: current knowledge
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a condition that affects 5–10% of pregnancies and is the second most common cause of perinatal… (More)
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2007
Review
2007
Chronic lung disease after premature birth.
Copyright © 2007 Massachusetts Medical Society. In 1967, northway et al. first described a new chronic respiratory disease… (More)
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2006
Review
2006
The physiology of fetal membrane rupture: insight gained from the determination of physical properties.
Premature rupture of the fetal membranes is a major cause of preterm birth and its associated infant morbidity and mortality… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Clinical significance of intra-amniotic inflammation in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes.
OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to determine the frequency and clinical significance of intra-amniotic inflammation in… (More)
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Intrauterine infection and prematurity.
Intrauterine infection is a major cause of premature labor with and without intact membranes. Intrauterine infection is present… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Failure of physiologic transformation of the spiral arteries in the placental bed in preterm premature rupture of membranes.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether failure of physiologic transformation of the spiral arteries occurs… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Human neutrophil collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase 8) in parturition, premature rupture of the membranes, and intrauterine infection.
OBJECTIVES The mechanisms by which microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity leads to membrane weakening and rupture are poorly… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Effect of home-based neonatal care and management of sepsis on neonatal mortality: field trial in rural India
BACKGROUND Neonatal care is not available to most neonates in developing countries because hospitals are inaccessible and costly… (More)
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Review
1997
Review
1997
Pathogenesis of preterm labor and preterm premature rupture of membranes associated with intraamniotic infection.
We have proposed a model in which the initiation of human parturition in the presence of infection is controlled by the host… (More)
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1975
Highly Cited
1975
Premature rupture of the fetal membranes.
 
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