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5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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Amniotic membranes sweeping vs vaginal/intracervical prostaglandins

Caesarean section · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with vaginal/intracervical prostaglandins (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.69 [0.44, 1.09]
3 studies · 339 participants
Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs intravenous oxytocin/amniotomy

Caesarean section · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with intravenous oxytocin/amniotomy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.69 [0.12, 3.85]
1 study · 69 participants
Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs vaginal/oral misoprostol

Caesarean section · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with vaginal/oral misoprostol (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82 [0.31, 2.17]
1 study · 96 participants
Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs no treatment/sham

Caesarean section · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with no treatment/sham (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.94 [0.85, 1.04]
32 studies · 5499 participants
Moderate

One frequency of amniotic membranes sweeping vs another frequency of amniotic membrane sweeping

Caesarean section · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

One frequency of amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with another frequency of amniotic membrane sweeping (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.6, 1.46]
1 study · 234 participants
Low