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Abstract Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) refers to spontaneous rupture of the fetal membranes prior to the onset of labor. Preterm PROM is defined as PROM occurring prior to 37 weeks of gestation. Sonographic measurement of myometrial thickness (MT) has been introduced as an applicable and noninvasive method in predicting the length of latency interval. An analytic descriptive case control study on 50 pregnant females with PPROM (28-34 weeks) (case group) and 50 healthy pregnant females within the same gestational age Preterm non laboring control group (P-CTR) attending at Suez Canal University Maternity hospital during the period from July 2016 to May 2017. The sonographic measurement of myometrial thickness and the latency interval of patients with PPROM without labor pain were recorded. Results: After the study we found that there was a positive correlation between the Myometrial thickness measured by abdominal ultrasound and the Latency Interval in Non-laboring patients with PPROM especially the LUS that could explain 85.3% of latency for better management of these cases. |