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Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
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Definition
: Spontaneous tearing of the membranes surrounding the FETUS any time before the onset of OBSTETRIC LABOR. Preterm PROM is membrane rupture before 37 weeks of GESTATION.
DF: PROM
Examples
Chorioamnionitis
Other names
Premature Rupture of Membrane (Pregnancy); PROM, Preterm (Pregnancy); Membrane Premature Ruptures (Pregnancy); Membrane Premature Rupture (Pregnancy); Preterm Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes; Preterm PROM (Pregnancy); Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes; PROM (Pregnancy)
