Intraamniotic infection and the onset of labor in preterm premature rupture of the membranes

Romero, Roberto; Quintero, Ruben; Oyarzun, Enrique; Wu, Ying King; Sabo, Virginia; Mazor, Moshe; Hobbins, John C.

doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(88)80030-9

Intraamniotic infection and the onset of labor in preterm premature rupture of the membranes

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between intraamniotic infection and the onset of labor in patients with preterm premature rupture of the membranes. Two hundred and thirty consecutive patients were admitted with premature rupture of the membranes to Yale-New Haven Hospita…