The stretch and sweep, or membrane sweep, done late in pregnancy can help you go into labour sooner. Here’s what you’ll want to know before you get it done.
you can barely roll over in bed, you may not know what to think when your doctor or midwife suggests an even more uncomfortable procedure to hurry up labour: a stretch and sweep. Is it worth the additional pain and discomfort you might endure? Here’s what you need to know about what happens in the procedure, why it’s done and how you’ll feel both during and after.
The “stretch,” which refers to gently widening the inner part of the cervix, is meant to further stimulate labour. Alix Bacon, a registered midwife in Ladner, BC, says while one finger is required for a membrane sweep, a stretch needs two fingers to be able to fit through the cervix in order to “literally stretch those fingers apart.” If your cervix isn’t ready to be widened, this part of the procedure won’t be done, she says.
You may go into active labour within a few hours, a few days, or not at all—it depends on how ready your body is. “One sweep might not do anything, but if you have a sweep atIt’s a safe procedure, but Costescu says in very rare cases your water will break inadvertently. “While messy, this is not generally harmful,” he says. As with any time in your pregnancy, if you experience leaking fluid or heavy bleeding afterwards, call your healthcare provider.
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