Delivery at 34 weeks is more costly than at 35 weeks in pregnancies with premature rupture of membranes
Magriples U, Crichton R, Ehrenkranz R, Copel J. Delivery at 34 weeks is more costly than at 35 weeks in pregnancies with premature rupture of membranes. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2003, 14: 22-25. PMID: 14563087, DOI: 10.1080/jmf.14.1.22.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremature ruptureIntensive care unit stayPreterm premature ruptureMother-infant pairsUnit stayMaternal demographicsNeonatal morbidityPreterm PROMSingleton gestationsNeonatal interventionsNeonatal lengthRetrospective studyProspective dataRelative riskDelay of deliveryWeeksDirect costsSignificant differencesPatientsSignificant increaseStayInfantsDeliveryCost of deliveryRupture