Hyperechoic amniotic membranes in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes (p-PROM) and pregnancy outcome.

Nicola VolpeElvira di PasquoAlice FerrettiAndrea Dall'AstaStefania FieniTiziana FruscaTullio Ghi

Published in: Journal of perinatal medicine (2020)

The presence of hyperechoic membranes is associated with a 6-fold higher incidence of spontaneous onset of labor within 72 h independently from the gestational age at p-PROM.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
birth weight
low birth weight
risk factors
weight gain