title: Rupture of membranes in second trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: The management of rupture of membranes at a nearly viability stage is still controversial. A case of a primigravida, who had rupture of membranes at 23 weeks of gestation, is reported. On conservative management, her pregnancy continued to 30 weeks and she delivered a normal fetus, who showed no abnormality till one year of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore.
authors.forename: Naila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shahbaz
authors.forename: Lubna Riaz
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Dar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D012307:Risk Factors