Membrane sweeping, also called stripping, is a very common obstetric intervention in late pregnancy. Some providers do it as a matter of routine beginning as early as 38 weeks. But is it necessary? Does it improve outcomes overall? Not really! bridesmaid wears in sky blue for wedding party

Here is one recent study that looked at membrane sweeping for labor induction...

Did you have your membranes stripped? Why or why not? What was your experience?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11405964

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