We studied obstetric outcome in 350 consecutive nulliparous women in spontaneous labour and term pregnancy. Women who presented with rupture of membranes before the onset of contractions were more likely to deliver by forceps compared with those in whom contractions preceded rupture of membranes. This increased likelihood of instrumental delivery was significant with and without the use of extr...

OBJECTIVES Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is among the most important causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to survey the pregnancy outcomes in preterm premature rupture of membranes with an amniotic fluid index of <5 and >5. METHODS This prospective cohort study was performed on 137 pregnant women complicated by preterm premature rupture of mem...

INTRODUCTION If left untreated, severe combined immunodeficiency can lead to an acute susceptibility to infection. The intrauterine environment is sterile until the amniotic membranes rupture. The vaginal flora then ascends into the genital tract, thus increasing the risk of chorioamnionitis. An extremely premature and prolonged membrane rupture is associated with a dismal prognosis for an immu...

In this paper we study breakage rate statistics of small colloidal aggregates in nonhomogeneous anisotropic turbulence. We use pseudospectral direct numerical simulation of turbulent channel flow and Lagrangian tracking to follow the motion of the aggregates, modeled as sub-Kolmogorov massless particles. We focus specifically on the effects produced by ductile rupture: This rupture is initially...

The follow-up of premature rupture of membranes requires an hospitalization. The aim of this work was to evaluate the interest of the Prom-Test in the action to be taken in the case of a suspicion of premature rupture of membranes, a negative result allowing to not hospitalize the patient. 105 tests have been carried out producing 73 negative results, 23 positive and 9 doubtful. The childbirth,...

To date, the parameters that determine the rupture area of great subduction zone earthquakes remain contentious. On 1 April 2014, the Mw 8.1 Iquique earthquake ruptured a portion of the well-recognized northern Chile seismic gap but left large highly coupled areas un-ruptured. Marine seismic reflection and swath bathymetric data indicate that structural variations in the subducting Nazca Plate ...

for diagnosing prom, the need has been acutely felt for special care in obstetrics. coordinated management for patient care between the clinician and midwives is the custom in several obstetric care centers. diagnosis and treatment by the physician has greatly facilitated the work of midwives, to the extent that they now play an important role in the special nursing of women in solving obstetri...