ACOG PB139 Premature Rupture of
Membranes 2025/2026 Exam Questions
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How common is preterm deliver in the USA? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔12% of all births
How common is PROM? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3%
What is the main issue with management of PROM? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Prematurity vs Risk of Expectant Management (Infection, Abruption,
Umbilical cord accident)
Definition of PROM - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rupture of membranes before the onset of
labor
Definition of PPROM - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Membrane rupture before labor and
before 37 weeks of gestation
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, What causes rupture of membranes? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Normal weakening of
membranes, shearing forces from uterine contractions.
Risk factors for PROM? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Intraamniotic infection, hx of PROM,
Shortened cervix, 2nd/3rd trimester bleed, low BMI, low SES, Cigarette smoking,
illicit drug use
How often is PROM in term pregnancies? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔8%. Generally
followed by onset of labor.
Consequence of term PROM? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Intrauterine infection, increases
with duration of membrane rupture
How many patients deliver regardless of obstetric managment of PPROM? How
many between 2-5 weeks? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔50%, 70-80%
Latency after membrane rupture is _____ correlated with GA at time of PPROM. -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Inversely
Clinically evident intraamniotic infection occurs in ____. Post partum infection
occurs in _____. Incidence of infection is higher at _______. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔15-
25%
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Membranes 2025/2026 Exam Questions
and Verified Answers | Already Graded
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How common is preterm deliver in the USA? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔12% of all births
How common is PROM? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3%
What is the main issue with management of PROM? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Prematurity vs Risk of Expectant Management (Infection, Abruption,
Umbilical cord accident)
Definition of PROM - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rupture of membranes before the onset of
labor
Definition of PPROM - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Membrane rupture before labor and
before 37 weeks of gestation
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, What causes rupture of membranes? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Normal weakening of
membranes, shearing forces from uterine contractions.
Risk factors for PROM? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Intraamniotic infection, hx of PROM,
Shortened cervix, 2nd/3rd trimester bleed, low BMI, low SES, Cigarette smoking,
illicit drug use
How often is PROM in term pregnancies? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔8%. Generally
followed by onset of labor.
Consequence of term PROM? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Intrauterine infection, increases
with duration of membrane rupture
How many patients deliver regardless of obstetric managment of PPROM? How
many between 2-5 weeks? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔50%, 70-80%
Latency after membrane rupture is _____ correlated with GA at time of PPROM. -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Inversely
Clinically evident intraamniotic infection occurs in ____. Post partum infection
occurs in _____. Incidence of infection is higher at _______. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔15-
25%
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
