Maternal obesity is associated with chorioamnionitis and earlier indicated preterm delivery among expectantly managed women with preterm premature rupture of membranes

Emily E. Hadley, Andrea Discacciati, Maged M. Costantine, Mary B. Munn, Luis D. Pacheco, George R. Saade, Giuseppe Chiossi

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Abstract

Objective: To determine the association between maternal obesity and delivery due to chorioamnionitis prior to labor onset, among expectantly managed women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM). Methods: This was a secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized trial of magnesium sulfate versus placebo to prevent cerebral palsy or death among offspring of women with anticipated delivery at 24–31-week gestation. After univariable analysis, Cox proportional hazard evaluated the association between maternal obesity and chorioamnionitis, while Laplace regression investigated how obesity affects the gestational age at delivery of the first 20% of women developing the outcome of interest. Results: A total of 164 of the 1942 women with pPROM developed chorioamnionitis prior to labor onset. Obese women had a 60% increased hazard of developing such complication (adjusted HR 1.6, 95%CI 1.1–2.1, p =.008), prompting delivery 1.5 weeks earlier, as the 20th survival percentile was 27.2-week gestation (95%CI 26–28.6) among obese as opposed to 28.8 weeks (95%CI 27.4–30.1) (p =.002) among nonobese women. Conclusions: Maternal obesity is a risk factor for chorioamnionitis prior to labor onset. Future studies will determine if obesity is important enough to change the management of latency after pPROM according to maternal BMI.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)271-278
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 17 2019

Keywords

  • Obesity
  • chorioamnionitis
  • indicated preterm delivery
  • pregnancy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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