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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 19.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Nov;128(5):976–982. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001682

Table 2.

Management or characteristics of next pregnancy after previable, preterm PROM dichotamized by delivery gestational age.

Characteristic Next Pregnancy After Previable Preterm PROM Delivered Preterm
N=50
Next Pregnancy After Previable Preterm PROM Delivered at Term
N=58
p-value
Median interpregnancy interval, years (IQR) 2 (1–3) 2 (1–3) 0.565
At least one cervical length assessment by transvaginal ultrasound, n(%) 22 (44) 14 (24) 0.029
Cervical cerclage placement, n(%) 18 (36) 12 (21) 0.077
Received vaginal progesterone, n(%) 2 (4) 2 (3) >0.99
Intramuscular progesterone supplementation, n(%)* 13/46 (28) 17/54 (31) 0.726
Any preterm birth prophylaxis (vaginal progesterone, intramuscular progesterone, or cerclage), n(%) 26 (52) 23 (40) 0.199
Clinical and/or pathologic evidence of chorioamnionitis noted at delivery, n(%) 13 (26) 3 (5) 0.003
*

Only the 100 pregnancies delivering in 2004 or later considered