2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00870.x
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Membrane sweeping and prevention of post‐term pregnancy in low‐risk pregnancies: a randomised controlled trial

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of membrane sweeping at 41 weeks for the prevention of post-term pregnancy.Design A multicentre randomised controlled trial.Setting Fifty-one primary care midwifery practices in the Netherlands.Population A total of 742 low-risk pregnant women at 41 weeks of gestation.Methods Participants were randomly assigned to serial sweeping of the membranes (every 48 hours until labour commenced up to 42 weeks of gestation) or no intervention.Main outcome measures Post-term pregnan… Show more

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“…It has been argued that membrane stripping may be more effective in multiparous than nulliparous patients. This assumption has been disputed by de Miranda et al 13 . Previous studies 3,16 have demonstrated that intravaginal misoprostol was more effective at improving cervical effacement and consistency than cervical os dilatation, and also that misoprostol was a better agent for initiating labour than the transcervical Foley catheter.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…It has been argued that membrane stripping may be more effective in multiparous than nulliparous patients. This assumption has been disputed by de Miranda et al 13 . Previous studies 3,16 have demonstrated that intravaginal misoprostol was more effective at improving cervical effacement and consistency than cervical os dilatation, and also that misoprostol was a better agent for initiating labour than the transcervical Foley catheter.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…In post-term pregnancies, there are risks such as oligohydramnios, macrosomia, shoulder dystosia in delivery, fetal distress, and increased CS rates [16]. Amniotic membrane stripping provides a reduction in post-term pregnancies and in the number of patients for whom formal induction methods are used [17][18][19][20]. It has been reported in the Cochrane review that amniotic membrane stripping does not increase maternal and fetal morbidity [18].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Inversement en débutant le décollement à 41 SA toutes les 48 heures jusqu'à 42 SA (versus pas d'intervention), De Miranda et al dans un essai randomisé multicentrique rapportent une diminution globale des patientes qui arrivaient à ce terme grâce au décollement des membranes (RR 0,57, 95 % CI 0,46-0,71) aussi bien chez les patientes nullipares (RR 0,62 95 % CI 0,48-0,81) que chez les multipares (RR 0,49 95 % CI 0,34-0,73). Ces auteurs soulignent à nouveau l'augmentation des métrorragies même sans gravité liées à cette technique [21].…”
Section: Techniques De Déclenchement Décollement Des Membranesunclassified