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

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Amniotic membranes sweeping vs no treatment/sham

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

Amniotic membranes sweeping may leads to higher spontaneous onset 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 1.21 [1.08, 1.34]
17 studies · 3170 participants
Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs intravenous oxytocin/amniotomy

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

Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in spontaneous onset 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 1.32 [0.88, 1.96]
1 study · 69 participants
Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs vaginal/intracervical prostaglandins

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

Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in spontaneous onset 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 1.24 [0.98, 1.57]
3 studies · 339 participants
Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs vaginal/oral misoprostol

Spontaneous onset 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

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

Spontaneous onset 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