Just Pop It: Early AROM After Cervical Ripening Reduces the Time to Delivery

In pregnant patients at term undergoing induction of labor, early time-based artificial rupture of membranes (AROM) within 1 hour of Foley bulb expulsion results in a shorter duration of labor by nearly 9 hours with no significant difference in cesarean delivery rates or maternal or neonatal adverse outcomes.1

Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - March 11, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Macky, P. K., Samar, H., Conner, S. J., Urick, A. L., Yeager, C. A., Tiel, D. J., Earwood, J. S., Marshall, B. Tags: Priority Updates from the Research Literature (PURLs) Source Type: research