to address the issues of whether corticosteroid treatment and prolongation of the latent phase improve the outcome of pregnancy in patients with preterm premature rupture of the membranes , we studied 96 patients with premature rupture of the membranes who were delivered of infants of adequate weight for gestational age with birth weights between 751 and 2000 gm and who had a latent period longer than 48 hours .
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