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Table 4 Practices in relation to the timing of IOL for prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM) women with no other complications or signs of chorioamnionitis: Average and range (min-max) between units

From: Inter-hospital and inter-disciplinary variation in planned birth practices and readiness for change: a survey study

  

ASAP

within 12 h

13–24 h

25–48 h

49–96 h

After 96 h

At 37 + 0 weeks

At 38 + 0 weeks

At 39 + 0 weeks

At 40 + 0 weeks

Not induced

At term (37 + 0) who are Group B streptococcus positive

Average

44%

15%

14%

9%

0%

0%

2%

1%

0%

0%

14%

Range

16–86%

7–29%

0–29%

0–19%

0–0%

0–0%

0–8%

0–10%

0–0%

0–6%

6–26%

At term (> 37 + 0) who are Group B streptococcus negative

Average

2%

3%

30%

39%

6%

1%

1%

2%

0%

0%

16%

Range

0–7%

0–7%

6–46%

23–81%

0–10%

0–3%

0–6%

0–10%

0–0%

0–6%

6–25%

Late preterm (34 + 0–36 + 6 weeks) who are Group B streptococcus positive

Average

30%

11%

8%

4%

2%

1%

23%

1%

0%

0%

19%

Range

19–45%

0–28%

0–19%

0–13%

0–8%

0–6%

0–38%

0–6%

0–3%

0–6%

0–44%

Late preterm (34 + 0–36 + 6 weeks) who are Group B streptococcus negative

Average

3%

3%

9%

9%

2%

1%

44%

3%

1%

0%

26%

Range

0–10%

0–8%

6–14%

0–31%

0–6%

0–3%

19–59%

0–8%

0–6%

0–6%

6–50%