When cared for as an outpatient, women should be advised of the
symptoms of chorioamnionitis and be reviewed regularly (including blood tests [white cell count and C-reactive protein], clinical recordings and fetal heart rate monitoring), for example, in a day care unit, maternity triage or antenatal ward, one or two times each week; if the woman has any concerns, she should attend the hospital immediately.

A retrospective cohort study of women with PPROM who had planned home care, found that membrane rupture occurring

- before 26+0 weeks
- non-cephalic presentation and
- oligohydramnios
were associated with an increased risk of ‘complication’ (defined as fetal death, placental abruption, umbilical cord prolapse, delivery outside of hospital and neonatal death). The authors concluded that hospital based care should be recommended to women who have all three of these features.