Table 2. Admission and delivery data for women with previable PPROM and multiple gestation (n = 30, 2000–2015).
| Received antibiotics n = 17 (%) |
No antibiotics n = 13 (%) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median PPROM gestational age, wk, (IQR) | 20.0 (19.0, 21.9) | 20.3 (17.3, 21.6) | 0.45 |
| ROM < 20 wk gestational age | 7 (41) | 6 (46) | 0.99 |
| Twin presenting with ROM | |||
| Twin A | 17 (100) | 12 (92.3) | 0.43 |
| Twin B | 0 | 1 (7.8) | |
| Subsequent ROM of twin Ba | 2/17 (11.8) | 3/12 (25) | 0.62 |
| Cervical dilation at ROM (cm)b | 0.4 ± 0.8 | 1.4 ± 1.6 | 0.22 |
| White blood cell count at PPROMa | 13.6 (11.5, 14.6) | 11.9 (10.6, 16.2) | 0.60 |
| Received at least one dose of antenatal corticosteroids | 6 (35.3) | 4 (30.8) | > 0.99 |
| Clinical chorioamnionitis | 10 (58.8) | 3 (23.1) | 0.07 |
| Birth weight A (g)c | 594 ± 318 | 604 ± 392 | 0.82 |
| Birth weight B (g)c | 703 ± 493 | 858 ± 1,000 | 0.92 |
| Delivery mode A | |||
| Cesarean delivery | 4 (23.5) | 2 (15.4) | 0.81 |
| Vaginal delivery | 12 (70.6) | 11 (84.6) | |
| Dilation and evacuation | 1 (5.9) | 0 | |
| Interval delivery attempted | 7 (41.2) | 5 (38.5) | > 0.99 |
| Delivery mode B | |||
| Cesarean delivery | 4 (23.5) | 4 (30.8) | > 0.99 |
| Vaginal delivery | 12 (70.6) | 9 (69.2) | |
| Dilation and evacuation | 1 (5.9) | 0 | |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; PPROM, preterm premature rupture of membranes; ROM, rupture of membranes.
a
Data only available from 18 women.
b
Data only available from 29 women.
c
Data only available from 22 women (missing data from previable deliveries where infant weight not recorded).