![]() ![]() Women may experience intense cramping and feel they have gone into labour, but then the cramping subsides.Bleeding and increased mucous loss along with nausea and lower back pain.This procedure can be quite uncomfortable, even painful.Can be repeated after 48 hours if nothing happens. ![]() May help to trigger the release of prostaglandins.A more gentle way of inducing in comparison to other medical procedures.This procedure can reduce the risk of women going over 42 weeks.The stretch is the massage and stretching open or movement of the cervix with the finger to again trigger the release of prostaglandins. This is a way of triggering the release of prostaglandins, which may initiate labour – but more often than not it doesn’t. Once inside, the finger is moved around in a circular motion (sweep) inside the cervix to separate the membranes (amniotic sac) from the cervix. The cervix has to be “favourable,” which means it is soft and stretchy and slightly open to get the finger inside. Your midwife or Obstetrician will insert their gloved index finger into your vagina and in through the cervix. The stretch and sweep success rate is not very high.Ī stretch and sweep is performed from 38 weeks (sometimes even as early as 37 weeks) and studies show that only 24% of women will go into labour within 48 hours of having a stretch and sweep. However, anything that is trying to start labour (other than your own body) is an “intervention” and has risks. Your medical caregivers will tell you that a stretch and sweep is not considered an “intervention” as such, because it doesn’t involve drugs, so it is natural. ![]()
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