It is more likely to help you to go into labour naturally. But if it works, it could save you from having your labor induced with medication. You may be offered a membrane sweep to help you go into labour before 42 weeks. Going to get some cleaning done and hope for the best. At 38 weeks pregnant, baby is probably sitting pretty low in your pelvis, which means they’re bumping into all kinds of nerves down thereincluding some super-sensitive ones you might not know you had. You may experience bleeding and cramping for a few days following the procedure. Let me just say oweeeeeeee My OB was not at all gentle with the sweep but hopefully it makes it work better, who knows So far baby is moving a lot and I’m having some pain. It’s generally only used in situations when there really isn’t a pressing medical reason to induce.Īdvice from a nurse educator This procedure does cause some discomfort and should only be done by an experienced doctor. Membrane stripping isn’t as effective as other types of induction, such as using medications.

One study found that membrane sweeping could increase the likelihood of spontaneous labor within 48 hours. 00:00:00 / 00:18:30 30 In this episode I talk about the updated research evidence on using membrane sweeping or membrane stripping for inducing labor. Membrane stripping might be most effective for women who are past their due dates. In case you get a sweep at 38 weeks and fail to go into labor, your midwife or doctor could perform an artificial membrane rupture. The goal is to stimulate labor and safely deliver before the pregnancy is beyond 41 weeks, and membrane stripping may occur as early as 39 weeks. Of these, only 75 percent delivered by 41 weeks’ gestation. The JCGO study reported that after a membrane sweep, 90 percent of women delivered by 41 weeks compared to women who didn’t receive the membrane sweep.

A 2011 review of available studies concluded that the efficacy depends on how far along in pregnancy a woman is, and whether or not she uses other induction methods. You have to be slightly dilated, which allows your healthcare provider to reach up into the cervix to perform the sweep. Experts still question whether or not membrane stripping is really effective. What week in pregnancy do membrane sweeps happen Membrane sweeps are not performed until 39 weeks or later in pregnancy but can be performed up until 42 weeks.

Membrane sweep at 38 weeks an two days