![]() ![]() ![]() This is done to encourage labor but can also cause some bleeding. They will use gloved fingers to loosen the baby’s bag of water (amniotic sac) from your uterus. To carry out a membrane sweep, your midwife or doctor sweeps their finger around your cervix during an internal examination. Their hospital stay may be longer than with a spontaneous labour. Membrane sweeping: Your healthcare provider may sweep your membranes while checking your cervix for dilation. Pharmacological methods of induction can cause hyperstimulation – this is when the uterus contracts too frequently or contractions last too long, which can lead to changes in fetal heart rate and result in fetal compromiseĪn induced labour may be more painful than a spontaneous labour 39 Weekly membrane stripping preced- ing induction of labour has similar effects.40 However, the need for an intervention (sweeping membranes) at 38 weeks to. There may be a need for an assisted vaginal birth (using forceps or ventouse), with the associated increased risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury (for example, third- or fourth-degree perineal tears) There may be limitations on the use of a birthing pool Their choice of place of birth will be limited, as they may be recommended interventions (for example, oxytocin infusion, continuous fetal heart rate monitoring and epidurals) that are not available for home birth or in midwife-led birth units Vaginal examinations to assess the cervix are needed before and during induction, to determine the best method of induction and to monitor progress Studies show that inducing labor at 39 weeks doesn’t raise the risk for having a C-section or birth complications for the baby.
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