The first section covers the evidence on the different reasons people are offered labor induction by their provider. The amazing thing about the new pocket guide on induction is that it has three important sections. It’s a small, laminated guide that fits in a scrub pocket and it’s on a key ring, and it condenses the evidence on induction into bite-size segments. This pocket guide is one of my most favorite projects I’ve ever worked on. Well, all summer, we’ve been working on a brand new pocket guide, and it’s called The Pocket Guide to Induction. In past years, we’ve published a pocket guide to comfort measures in labor that we print and make available at limited times, usually right before the holidays. Before I get started, I want to give you a heads up about a really fun project we’ve been working on. But it’s one that’s done without the use of medications or pharmaceuticals, and that method is called membrane sweeping or membrane stripping. We’ve wrapped up that series, and today, I’m going to move on to a more medical method of induction. So if you’ve been listening to the podcast this year, we’ve been publishing one episode per month about the evidence on different natural induction methods. On today’s episode, I’m so excited to share with you the updated research evidence on the pros and cons of membrane sweeping. As a reminder, this information is not medical advice. Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals around the world. My name is Rebecca Dekker, and I’m a nurse with my PhD and the founder of Evidence Based Birth®. Welcome to the Evidence Based Birth® podcast. On today’s episode, we’re going to talk about the updated pros and cons of membrane sweeping.

Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 41(3), 66–74. Comparison of cervical massage with membrane sweeping for pre-induction cervical ripening at term a randomized controlled trial. AWHONN Practice Monograph, 24(4), PS1-S41. Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction and Augmentation, 5th Edition. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2008).The effect of membrane sweeping on prelabor rupture of membranes: a randomized controlled trial. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 2. Membrane sweeping for induction of labour. Find out more about the EBB Childbirth Class at.Get on the wait list for our Pocket Guide on Induction:.

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