- Women with recent PPROM between 31 weeks + 6 days and 35 weeks + 6 days (estimated gestational age based on an ultrasound examination before 18 weeks of gestation), not in labour 24 hours after admission*, will be considered eligible for the study provided the following inclusion criteria (*For patients transferred from a remote level 2 centre to one of the participating sites within the first hours after PPROM, the onset of the 24-hour screening period will be the time of admission in the centre of origin. Patients in Group A will be given their first dose of antenatal steroids before the transfer)