History of PROM and prem baby

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Hello!
I may be getting ahead of myself here but got my positive about 4 days ago and head is going 100mph.

I'm curious if anyone can enlighten me on how the NHS handle a pregnancy in a patient with history of water breaking early, prem baby (8 weeks) and also 2 emergency sections? What I'm hoping to hear is I would be offered a planned section approx 36 weeks!

They're unlikely to do you a ELCS that early unless baby is in distress. As you know being born before 37 weeks normally means a stay in special care, the hospital will want to avoid that if possible.

I'm having a real brain fart moment and didn't actually consider that part of it 😳 which of course makes total sense. I think I'm just hoping to have a section as early as safely possible because I've got quite high risk of it happening again. But if it happens again there's not much anyone can do to stop that...Didn't even make it to mat leave last time!

Aw that's okay it's understandable! I should think you'll definitely be offered an ELCS though but probably not until 39 weeks. Were there any underlying conditions that caused the PROM before or did they say it was just one of those things?

No cause given but it was a high risk pregnancy with 2 episodes of bleeding 1st and 2nd trimester, then a nasty bout of covid during 3rd. My mother has had 3 prem babies too also.

I can’t help with the birth part of the question but I’m 15 weeks pregnant and had PPROM at 33 weeks in my previous pregnancy.

Ive been referred to the pre term clinic at my local hospital and have an appointment there when I’ll be 17 weeks. My understanding is they do some tests to determine your risk of having another premature baby and then agree on a plan from there. I was referred following my booking in appointment with my midwife. Hopefully you’ll have the same 🤞🏻

Thankyou! Very helpful to know. Good luck to you.

Hey, can I ask how you all got on please?
I had PROM at 32 weeks with my first (delivered by emcs at 34 weeks) and I’m now pregnant with my second.

Hi, I went full term and baby arrived on her due date 😊 wishing you all the best with your pregnancy!

@NP2705 How amazing 🤩
Congratulations. It’s reassuring to hear you carried to term this time round. Thank you for replying.

No help here as had a miscarriage at 8 weeks and still trying.
Congrats @NP2705