See Also: Premature rupture of the membranes(health)
foetal membranes, premature rupture(medicine)
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Membranes(medicine)
mucous membranes(medicine)
foetal membranes(medicine)
pharyngeal membranes(medicine)
closing membranes(medicine)
synaptic membranes(medicine)
membranes, artificial(medicine)

Premature rupture of the membranes (health)


Rupture of the amniotic sac before labor begins, as early as several months before the baby is due. If PROM occurs at 37 weeks or later, most physicians will induce; if it occurs before, a woman may be put on bedrest and carefully monitored.