Pregnancy Outcomes
Table 3 summarizes the pregnancy outcomes for the two
groups. There were no significant differences in gestational age at
delivery, and birthweight or proportion of macrosomia (birthweight.
4 kg) between the two groups. The overall cesarean
section rate was significantly higher in patients with ‘‘early ROM’’
than in those with ‘‘late ROM’’ (24% [51/215] vs. 10% [28/285];
p,0.01), and this difference remained significant after adjusting
for maternal age, use of intravenous oxytocin or regional
analgesia, gestational age at delivery, birthweight, macrosomia,