The Impact of Tobacco Use on Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes

Objective To determine if tobacco use increases the incidence of preterm premature rupture of the membranes (pPROM) or alters perinatal outcomes after pPROM. Study Design This is a secondary analysis of the databases of three completed Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development–supported Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network studies. Self-reported tobacco exposure data was obtained. Its...