Relationship of Amniotic Fluid Index and Cervical Length with Delivery Latency in Patients with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM): A Hospital Based Study
Abstract: Objective: We sought to find the relationship of Amniotic fluid index (AFI) and cervical length with delivery latency among patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) and to determine overall pregnancy outcome in pregnancies complicated with PPROM. Study Design: This study was a prospective observational study conducted in Lalla Ded hospital Srinagar, in women with PPROM who consented to undergo Sonographic measurement after admission. Total of 312 patients were studied. All women with PPROM were hospitalized and diagnosis of PPROM was established on the basis of a history suggesting amniotic fluid leakage and sterile speculum examination demonstrating either amniotic fluid passing through the cervix or fluid accumulation in the posterior vaginal fornix and were managed according to the hospital protocol. Maternal outcomes were recorded in terms of latency period, chorioamnionitis, and abruption and neonatal outcomes were recorded in terms of birth weight, first minute APGAR score. Further follow up was done till the patient was discharged from the hospital for late maternal and neonatal complications. Latency was stratified into two groups: A)
Keywords: amniotic fluid index, cervical length, labour latency, preterm birth, preterm premature rupture of membranes, transvaginal cervical length
How to Cite?: Dr. Mustafeez ur Rehman, Dr. Abjeet Kour, Dr. Asif Iqbal, Dr. Showkat Ahmad Dar, Dr. Insha Fayaz, "Relationship of Amniotic Fluid Index and Cervical Length with Delivery Latency in Patients with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM): A Hospital Based Study", Volume 13 Issue 1, January 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 569-575, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR24108001239, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR24108001239