Rabika Bint Khamis Butt, Amna Kazi, Nazish Javaid, Jamshed Rahim,, Humaira Zulfiqar Saifee, Hira Sheikh

Effect of Membrane Sweeping on the Initiation of Spontaneous Labour

Rabika Bint Khamis Butt, Amna Kazi, Nazish Javaid, Jamshed Rahim,, Humaira Zulfiqar Saifee, Hira Sheikh



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ABSTRACT

Background: Membrane sweeping causes induction of labour by release of prostaglandins, and other hormones.

Aim: To determine efficacy of membrane sweeping on induction of spontaneous labour in post-date women.

Study design: Randomized controlled trial.

Place and duration of study: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Health Bridge Hospital, Ghazi Road, Lahore from 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020.

Methodology: One hundred and fifty pregnantwomen with ≥40 weeks of gestationwere randomly divided into two groups of 75 pregnant women each. Group A were those who consented for undergoing membrane sweeping whereas group B did not undergo this process.

Results: The mean age of the enrolled pregnant women was25.7±3.05 years. The mean duration of pregnancy in group A was 40.1±0.2 weeks and in group B was 40.2±0.1 weeks. Regarding spontaneous onset of labour, in group A, 38(50.6%) patients went into labour with sweeping of membranes and in group B, 10(13.4%) patients had spontaneous onset of labour. There were only two cases of infection reported in Group A and one in group B.

Conclusion: Membrane sweeping for natural induction of spontaneous labour. Key words: Membrane sweeping, Labour induction, Efficacy



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