The stretch and sweep, or membrane sweep, done late in pregnancy can help you go into labour sooner. Here’s what you’ll want to know before you get it done. pregnancy birth membranesweep
you can barely roll over in bed, you may not know what to think when your doctor or midwife suggests an even more uncomfortable procedure to hurry up labour: a stretch and sweep.
This “sweep,” releases prostaglandins, which are chemicals that help soften and open the cervix for delivery. “The hope is to accelerate that onset of labour by the increase of prostaglandins,” explains George Carson, a Regina-based obstetrician. A stretch and sweep is not an induction; rather, it's an equipment-free, drug-free way to coax someone already in late pregnancy into spontaneous labour. The main purpose of a stretch and sweep is toafter the due date, says Dustin Costescu, an obstetrician in Hamilton, Ont. “Because it causes a natural release of chemicals, it is less risky than medications used for induction such as oxytocin or prostaglandin gels,” he explains.
You may go into active labour within a few hours, a few days, or not at all—it depends on how ready your body is. “One sweep might not do anything, but if you have a sweep atIt’s a safe procedure, but Costescu says in very rare cases your water will break inadvertently. “While messy, this is not generally harmful,” he says. As with any time in your pregnancy, if you experience leaking fluid or heavy bleeding afterwards, call your healthcare provider.
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