TABLE 3.
Early childhood outcomes at age 2 years of children delivered following early vs later PPROM
| Characteristic | Early PPROM (n = 275) |
Later PPROM (n = 1256) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebral palsy | |||
| Any | 27 (9.8) | 36 (2.9) | < .001 |
| Moderate/severe | 12 (4.4) | 16 (1.3) | .001 |
| Bayley II MDI <70 | 61 (29.5) | 156 (14.2) | < .001 |
| Bayley II MDI score, mean ± SD | 79.6 ± 19.0 | 87.5 ± 17.0 | < .001 |
| Bayley II PDI <70 | 66 (31.0) | 134 (12.2) | < .001 |
| Bayley II PDI score, mean ± SD | 82.5 ± 19.6 | 92.4 ± 17.2 | < .001 |
| Death after initial hospital discharge during follow-up period |
5 (1.8) | 21 (1.7) | .87 |
| Severe composite early childhood morbiditya |
142 (51.6) | 282 (22.5) | < .001 |
Unless otherwise specified, data are listed as n (percentage).
MDI, Scale of Infant Development Mental Development; PDI, Scale of Psychomotor Development Indices; PPROM, preterm premature rupture of membranes.
a
Diagnosis of moderate or severe cerebral palsy, Bayley MDI and/or PDI scores greater than 2 SD below the mean, and/or death.
Manuck. Outcomes following early PPROM. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2014.