10-year follow-up on preterm prelabor rupture of membranes: induced labor vs. expectant management childhood outcomes

Summary: This study aimed to compare the long-term outcomes of children born after singleton pregnancies complicated by preterm prelabor rupture of membranes and managed by induction of labor vs. expectant management in RCTs undergone between 2007 and 2011. The study assessed the children’s cognition, motor function, and behavior as the primary outcomes. It found that expectant management did not improve long-term outcomes compared to induction of labor for children born after pregnancies with preterm prelabor (between 34 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks of pregnancy) rupture of membranes. The confidence in the results of this follow-up study is diminished because only 35% of the children who participated in the original trials participated in the follow-up study.

Article: Childhood outcomes after induction of labor or expectant management for preterm prelabor rupture of membranes: a 10-year follow-up of the PPROMEXIL trials – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

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