A request for advice: membrane rupture question

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Hi everybody; my name is Ross and I'm a first-year radiology resident.I'm a member of the NFPprofessionals listserv but I tend to follow the discussions without posting much myself. I moderate a Yahoo!Groups listserv for NFP-friendly medical/nursing students, residents, physicians, and others.Yesterday, one of the listserv members, Fr. Velez, an excellent priest who also happens to be an M.D., sent me a clinical question that I do not feel equipped to answer.Therefore, I would like to pose his question to this listserv (in addition to posting it on my listserv) in the hope that some of the wonderful physicians here might be able to give some advice. If you wouldn't mind, I'm sure

he would appreciate it if you could email your responses directly to him, because I'm not sure if he is a member of the NFPprofessionals list. His address

is jrvg98@...The text of his email to me is included below my closing.Thank you all so much for any help you can give,A. Ross SussmannPGY-2, Diagnostic RadiologyNYU Medical CenterDear Ross,I wanted to ask you to send the following question tothe group if you think it is appropriate.A thirty year old mother of two is in the 4th month ofher third pregancy. She has had small amounts ofbleeding for a few months. A few days ago her amnioticmembrane tore. Her umbilical cord protrudes throughthe cervix. She is anemic. She is hospitalized and atbedrest and remains afebrile.The child is alive. The doctors recomend terminationof pregnancy. I have told her that this would bewrong. Do you have any general recommendations for hermedical care? Do you know what the natural course(time of death of the child) etc. would be?Thank you for your support. Please pray for her

andher child.Fr.

Rev. R. Velez G.655 Levering Ave.Los Angeles, Ca 90024 Tel:

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