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Despite decades of clinical experience, optimal management remains controversial.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2026-0065_abs_002\">\n                    <jats:title>Content<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This narrative review synthesizes current evidence on pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of membrane prolapse. We examine biomechanical and inflammatory mechanisms, diagnostic criteria, including cervical length assessment and amniocentesis, as well as therapeutic strategies, such as emergency cerclage and expectant management. Evidence-based perioperative care includes prophylactic antibiotics (cefazolin plus azithromycin), tocolytic therapy for uterine quiescence, antenatal corticosteroids (betamethasone or dexamethasone) between 24 and 34\u00a0weeks, and magnesium sulfate for fetal neuroprotection before 32\u00a0weeks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2026-0065_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Summary<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Emergency cerclage achieves fetal survival rates of approximately 73\u202f% in carefully selected patients presenting between 16 and 24\u00a0weeks with cervical dilation of 2\u20134\u202fcm and absence of intraamniotic infection. Amniocentesis is critical when cervical dilation exceeds 2\u20133\u202fcm, as infection represents the strongest predictor of treatment failure. Outcomes vary significantly based on clinical presentation, with negative amniocentesis associated with 70\u201380\u202f% survival vs. 20\u201330\u202f% with positive results.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2026-0065_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Outlook<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Future research priorities include prospective randomized trials comparing emergency cerclage to expectant management, validation of biomarkers predicting infection and treatment success, optimization of perioperative protocols, and further development of innovative therapeutic strategies such as anti-inflammatory agents.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jpm-2026-0065","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,6]],"date-time":"2026-05-06T05:55:46Z","timestamp":1778046946000},"page":"819-830","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Optimal management of pregnancies presenting with membrane prolapse"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"54","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-1546-1738","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dimitris","family":"Baroutis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eleni","family":"Katsianou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pediatric Infectious Diseases , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonia","family":"Varthaliti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aikaterini-Gavriela","family":"Giannakaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7662-5400","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Konstantinos","family":"Koukoumpanis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nikolaos","family":"Sindos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vasilios","family":"Lygizos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ioannis","family":"Fragiskos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Sindos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"George","family":"Daskalakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2106-5922","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Panagiotis","family":"Antsaklis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026061302442412734_j_jpm-2026-0065_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 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