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Seventeen women were assigned to amnioinfusion (the amnioinfusion group) and the other 17 to expectant management. Compared with the control group (median: 8 days; range: 3\u201314), the pPROM\u2013delivery period was significantly longer in women who underwent amnioinfusion (median: 21 days; range: 15\u201329) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05). Women with amnioinfusion were less likely to deliver within seven days since pPROM (RR: 0.18; range: 0.04\u20130.69 95% CI) or within two weeks (RR: 0.46; range: 0.21\u20131.02 95% CI). 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