Pregnancy complications associated with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM)

Pregnancy complication	Potential consequences for offspring	Potential maternal consequences
Intrauterine infection	Neonatal sepsis, pneumonia, meningitis Long-term neurodevelopmental abnormalities, particularly cerebral palsy	Chorioamnionitis Postpartum endometritis Septicemia
Umbilical cord compression	Fetal asphyxia and/or demise	Cesarean birth
Oligohydramnios	Limb restriction deformities and pulmonary hypoplasia (primarily with severe oligohydramnios in the early to mid second trimester). These complications are rare when membrane rupture occurs after 23 weeks.
Fetal malpresentation		Cesarean birth
Umbilical cord prolapse	Fetal asphyxia and/or demise	Cesarean birth
Placental abruption	Fetal asphyxia and/or demise	Cesarean birth Coagulopathy
Preterm birth	Morbidity of preterm birth, including respiratory problems, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, retinopathy of prematurity, patent ductus arteriosus, thermal instability, poor feeding, and fluid and electrolyte abnormalities

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