The Relationship Between Premature Rupture Of Membranes And Leukocyte Levels In Laboring Mothers At Pku Muhammadiyah Mamajang Hospital

Abstract

Premature rupture of membranes is one of the important complications in Obstetrics related to birth
complications and other complications in the mother and fetus. Objective: To determine the
relationship between the incidence of premature rupture of membranes and leukocyte levels in
laboring women at PKU Muhammadiyah Mamajang Hospital, Makassar City. Methods: This study
was a quantitative study with an observational analytic research design through a cross-sectional
approach. The population was all laboring mothers and recorded in the register book and medical
record records at PKU Muhammadiyah Mamajang Hospital, Makassar City, in 2020 and 2021. The
sample obtained was 101 respondents. This study used purposive sampling technique data processed
using SPSS with a chi-square test. Results: The relationship between age, parity, leukocyte levels, and
the incidence of premature rupture of membranes successively obtained a p-value, namely: p-value
0.003<0.05, p-value 0.041<0.05, p-value 0.004<0.05. For the relationship between leukocyte levels of
pregnant women and the incidence of premature rupture of membranes at term and preterm gestation,
the p-value is 0.040 <0.05. Conclusion: There is a relationship between leukocyte levels and the
incidence of premature rupture of membranes.