Spontaneous rupture of membranes

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 19 Dec 2020

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Bell D, Iqbal S, et al. Spontaneous rupture of membranes. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15661

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15661

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/15661

rID:

15661

Article created:

31 Oct 2011, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

19 Dec 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Obstetrics

Tags:

cases, refs, stub

Synonyms:

Spontaneous rupture of membranes (SROM)

Spontaneous rupture of membranes (SROM) refers to rupture of fetal membranes occurring on its own (in contrast with artificial rupture of membranes). When this occurs before ~37 weeks in gestation, it is then termed spontaneous premature rupture of membranes (SPROM) which is the usual cause of preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM).