4 結果
Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) complicates 3% of pregnancies and accounts for one-third of preterm births. It is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity and increases the risk of maternal infectious morbidity. In cases of early PPROM (22 to 33 completed weeks' gestation),
introduction Neonatal sepsis is an invasive bacterial infection that occurs in newborns between first and nineteenth day of life. Neonatal sepsis is one of the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in newborns[1]. Worldwide, incidence of sepsis in newborns varies between 1- 10 cases per
Design Randomized controlled pilot study.
Setting: The study will be conducted at the Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH), Toronto which is a tertiary care teaching hospital in the Greater Toronto Area. Approximately 50-75 neonates <28 weeks' completed gestation are delivered at MSH per year. The institute