What do systematic reviews say?

Planned early birth vs expectant management

Planned early birth probably leads to higher admission to neonatal intensive care compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).

• Planned early birth versus expectant management for women with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes prior to 37… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.16 [1.08, 1.24]
  4 studies · 2691 participants
  Moderate

Planned early birth vs expectant management

• Planned early birth versus expectant management (waiting) for prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks or more) 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 425 participants
  Very low