Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes After Membrane Sweeping (Stripping)

Hadassah Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Infection; Sepsis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01828853

Kabiri-Stripping-HMO-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aim to estimate maternal and neonatal outcomes after membrane sweeping in different group of patients.

Full description

Sweeping of the membranes is a simple technique usually performed during vaginal examination, in order to initiate labour by increasing local production of prostaglandins.

Enrollment: 1,200 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 17 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women with a singleton pregnancy and confirmed cephalic presentation at or after 37 weeks of gestation who are candidate for vaginal delivery were eligible for the study

Exclusion criteria

• Women with a multiple pregnancy, nonreassuring cardiotocogram, meconium stained amniotic fluid, major fetal anomalies, HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome, or severe preeclampsia and signs of intrauterine infections were not eligible.
• women who are not candidates for vaginal delivery: placenta previa, breech presentation, planned repeat cesarean.