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

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Amniotic membranes sweeping vs intravenous oxytocin/amniotomy

Induction of labour · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in induction of labour compared with intravenous oxytocin/amniotomy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.51 [0.05, 5.42]
1 study · 69 participants
Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs no treatment/sham

Induction of labour · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

Amniotic membranes sweeping may leads to lower induction of labour compared with no treatment/sham (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.73 [0.56, 0.94]
16 studies · 3224 participants
Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs vaginal/intracervical prostaglandins

Induction of labour · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in induction of labour compared with vaginal/intracervical prostaglandins (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.9 [0.56, 1.45]
2 studies · 157 participants
Low

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

Induction of labour · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

One frequency of amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in induction of labour 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 1.19 [0.76, 1.85]
1 study · 234 participants
Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs vaginal/oral misoprostol

Induction of labour ‐ not reported · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found