Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes, also know as PPROM, is when your bag of water, membranes around the baby, prematurely rupture. By prematurely, I mean before 37 weeks, more or less. We don't know exactly what causes this. It could be contractions. It can be an infection. It can be a placental location that has resulted in bleeding and causing more pressure on the membranes. Whenever it occurs before 37 weeks, it's considered premature. We usually don't want you to deliver right away. Doctors make take some measures to prevent that from happening. If we don't have a source for it, we sometimes look for a source. If we can't find a source, then we still treat you in a manner that is trying to prevent you from going into labor. If there is a source, sometimes like infection, then we may need to treat you.