Study finds increased maternal complications with previable premature rupture of membranes
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New study finds increased maternal complications with previable premature rupture of membranes
Researchers reported findings that suggest that for pregnant women who develop previable PROM, the risk of being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, needing a blood transfusion, and/or developing ...