Perinatal outcomes in pregnancies with oligohydramnios after preterm premature rupture of membranes.

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to determine whether singleton pregnancies complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) and oligohydramnios are at an increased risk of having maternal and neonatal morbidity.

METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of 389 women with PPROM between 24 and 34 weeks of gestation in a single tertiary center during 2008-2014. Patients were divided into two groups on the basis of amniotic fluid index (AFI) < 5 cm (n = 188) or AFI ≥ 5 cm (n = 201). Perinatal outcomes were compared according to amniotic fluid volume. The Student's t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare variables with normal and abnormal distribution, respectively. Categorical variables were examined by the chi-square test.

RESULTS: Patients with an AFI < 5 cm demonstrated a significantly shorter latency to delivery (p < 0.001), a higher rate of clinical chorioamnionitis (p = 0.029) and emergency cesarean delivery (p = 0.043) and a lower neonatal Apgar score at first minute (p = 0.004).

CONCLUSION: Initial oligohydramnios after PPROM is associated with shorter latency to delivery, higher rate of clinical chorioamnionitis, higher rate of emergency cesarean delivery, and lower 1-min Apgar score.