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Artificial Rupture of the Membranes

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Artificial rupture of the membranes (ARM), also known as amniotomy, is a procedure in which the membranes containing the amniotic fluid (liquor) around the fetus are accessed through the cervix and broken or ruptured deliberately. In order to perform ARM, the membranes must be physically accessible through the cervix, i.e. the cervix needs to be at least 1 cm dilated.

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  1. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Priyanka Sara & Pat O’Brien

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine, Women’s Wellness and Research Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

    Roshan Fernando

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Pervez Sultan

  3. Department of Anaesthesia, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, UK

    Sioned Phillips

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Sara, P., O’Brien, P. (2022). Artificial Rupture of the Membranes. In: Fernando, R., Sultan, P., Phillips, S. (eds) Quick Hits in Obstetric Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72487-0_15

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