Evaluation of CRB in PROM Patients

Randomized Study to Compare the Cook Cervical Ripening Balloon (CRB) Plus Pitocin to Pitocin Alone in Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) Patients

The CRB study is designed to study the safety and effectiveness of the Cook Cervical Ripening Balloon (CRB) for the induction of labor in term and near-term patients with premature rupture of membranes (PROM).

Inclusion Criteria:

• PROM not in labor

Exclusion Criteria:

• Contraindication to vaginal delivery
• Contraindication to labor induction
• Abnormal fetal heart-rate patterns
• Maternal heart disease
• Severe maternal hypertension
• Pelvic structural abnormality