What do systematic reviews say?

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs vaginal/intracervical prostaglandins

Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in maternal death or serious maternal morbidity compared with vaginal/intracervical prostaglandins (low certainty).

• Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.93 [0.27, 3.21]
  1 study · 87 participants
  Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs intravenous oxytocin/amniotomy

• Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 69 participants
  Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs vaginal/oral misoprostol

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs no treatment/sham

Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in maternal death or serious maternal morbidity compared with no treatment/sham (low certainty).

• Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.83 [0.57, 1.2]
  17 studies · 2749 participants
  Low

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

One frequency of amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in maternal death or serious maternal morbidity compared with another frequency of amniotic membrane sweeping (low certainty).

• Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.78 [0.3, 2.02]
  1 study · 234 participants
  Low