On Mon, 17 May 2004 17:21:10 +0100, Welches
wrote:


They'll wait 24-48 hours assuming there's no sign on infection (eg rise
in
temperature) here before inducing.

UK guidelines are up to 96 hours with regular monitoring of temperature,
though you have to fight to get that - most hospitals tend to want to
start within 48 hours.

Know of someone who went 13 days after SROM at term before spontaneous
active labour and of course with PROM some women last weeks, with
prophylactic antibiotics, because the risk of infection is lower than the
risks to the baby from prematurity.

Megan