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WHEN THE WATER BREAKS EARLY

Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) occurs when the membranes of the amniotic sac and chorionic rupture before tabor begins (when a mother's "water breaks" before labor starts). Without proper management, PROM ptaces the baby at risk for numerous health issues, including PVL, HIE, neonatal encephalopathy, cerebral palsy. developmental disabitities, microcephaly, sepsis, meningitis. and morę.

When PROM occurs in conjunction with premature birth (delivery before 37 weeks), it is known as preterm premature rupture of membranes, or PPROM. When PROM or PPROM occur, the mother must receive antibiotics to prevent infection-related complications in the baby because amniotic fluid (which protects the baby against infection) is no Longer present. C-Sections are often necessary in cases of PROM and PPROM.

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