and aim: Preterm premature rupture of membranes is one of the most important causes of pregnancy complication and a significant role in the occurrence of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The present study aims to evaluate the maternal and neonatal outcomes in the case of preterm premature rupture of membranes and their relationship to prenatal maternal indicators.Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to evaluate 68 pregnant women with a gestational age of 32 to

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... fore 37 weeks, and singleton pregnancy complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The data were collected by convenience sampling using standardized tools.Results: A linear correlation was used to show a correlation between maternal clinical indicators with the predictive maternal and neonatal outcome using a Spearman Rho correlation coefficient. The most significant neonatal outcomes are neonatal intensive care unit admission, neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, and early neonatal sepsis. More than two-thirds of the studied women had expectant management, and less than one-fourth of them have postnatal sepsis.Conclusion and recommendation: The prenatal maternal indicators are the significant values for maternal and neonatal outcome in case of preterm premature rupture of membranes, so A further larger prospective study is recommended to demonstrate the difference in incidence, management protocol of preterm premature rupture of the membranes in the delivery and maternity health care services.