Definite early‐onset neonatal sepsis · women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later)
It is very uncertain whether planned early birth changes definite early‐onset neonatal sepsis compared with expectant management (very low certainty).
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Definite or probable early‐onset neonatal sepsis · women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later)
Planned early birth may leads to lower definite or probable early‐onset neonatal sepsis compared with expectant management (low certainty).
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Neonatal sepsis/infection · preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)
Planned early birth showed no clear difference in neonatal infection/sepsis compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).
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Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome · preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)
Planned early birth leads to higher neonatal respiratory distress syndrome compared with expectant management (high certainty).
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Need for mechanical ventilation · preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)
Planned early birth leads to higher need for ventilation compared with expectant management (high certainty).
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Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)
Planned early birth probably leads to higher admission to neonatal intensive care compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).
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Caesarean section · preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)
Planned early birth leads to higher caesarean section compared with expectant management (high certainty).
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Chorioamnionitis · preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)
Planned early birth probably leads to lower chorioamnionitis compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).
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Length of maternal hospital stay (days) · preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)
Planned early birth showed no clear difference in length of hospital stay (maternal) compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).
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Maternal infectious morbidity (chorioamnionitis and/or endometritis) · women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later)
Planned early birth may leads to lower maternal infectious morbidity (chorioamnionitis and/or endometritis) compared with expectant management (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later)
Planned early birth showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with expectant management (low certainty).
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Serious maternal morbidity or death · women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later)
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal mortality · women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later)
Planned early birth showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality (stillbirth or neonatal mortality) compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review