Birthweight and Apgar at 5 minutes of life for the prediction of severe neonatal outcomes in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes.

Jose Ramon DuncanPeeraya SawangkumElizabeth A HooverMichael M AzizGustavo Vilchez

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)

We assessed the predictive accuracy of clinical variables available after delivery for severe neonatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by PPROM. We found that the birthweight and the Apgar score at 5 min were accurate predictors of such outcomes in this population. Our results may aid providers in the counseling of premature infants born after PPROM.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
early onset
low birth weight
metabolic syndrome
smoking cessation
pregnancy outcomes