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

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Amniotic membranes sweeping vs vaginal/intracervical prostaglandins

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

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

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.12 [0.95, 1.32]
2 studies · 252 participants
Low

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs no treatment/sham

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

Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in spontaneous vaginal birth compared with no treatment/sham (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.03 [0.99, 1.07]
26 studies · 4538 participants
Moderate

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs intravenous oxytocin/amniotomy

Spontaneous vaginal birth ‐ 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

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs vaginal/oral misoprostol

Spontaneous vaginal birth ‐ 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 vaginal birth · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

One frequency of amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in spontaneous vaginal birth compared with another frequency of amniotic membrane sweeping (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.86, 1.17]
1 study · 234 participants
Moderate