Sweeping the membranes in term pregnancy may shorten the cervix and reduce the time to delivery.
Cervical length will be measured in both groups. The membranes will be swept in pregnancies beyond 38 weeks by digital examination in the study group. The control group will only be examined for Bishop score. Two days later cervical length will be Measured once more.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
150
The cervical length will be measured and the patient will be examined to determine the Bishop score. Later the the membranes will be swept.
Cervical length will be measured by transvaginal USG and the patient will be examined to determine the Bishop score.
Baskent Universitesi Seyhan Arastirma ve Uygulama Hastanesi
Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)
Cervical Shortening
Cervix 1 was measured at the sagittal plane of cervix from external to the internal os. Two days later cervix 2 was measured the same way. The cervical shortening was calculated from subtracting cervix 1 from cervix 2.
Time frame: 2days
The Duration of Latency Until Labor
The period (in days) from the last cervical measurement to the start of second phase of labor.
Time frame: 15 days
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