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Having your membranes stripped *may* bring on labor but what it does do is help the cervix to ripen and prepare your body for delivery. ...
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www.babycenter.com/400_does-stripping-membranes-help-br...
www.babycenter.com/400_does-stripping-membranes-help-bring-on-labor_3270813_348.bc
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Several questions arise. How does stripping the membranes feel to the mother? What exactly does the process of stripping membranes involve? Does stripping the membranes start labor? And are there any risks to this procedure? ... She informed me that it would only help bring on labor, if my body was indeed ready for it.
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birthing-options.suite101.com/article.cfm/stripping_mem...
birthing-options.suite101.com/article.cfm/stripping_membanes
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What is stripping the membranes? from Childbirth.org ... Stripping the membranes, we are told, is supposed to stimulate production of prostiglandins in the cervix and bring on contractions. I have heard doctors tell my clients after stripping their membranes they will have the baby in two days.
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www.childbirth.org/articles/strip.html
www.childbirth.org/articles/strip.html
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One thing alone won't necessarily push a woman into labor, including "stripping membranes." What your doctor is talking about is essentially just an aggressive pelvic exam in which he will feel around just inside your cervix where the membranes ("bag of water") are attached to its rim.
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www.gynob.com/stripmem.htm
www.gynob.com/stripmem.htm
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Usually the practitioner tries not to break the bag of waters when the membranes are loosened. Breaking the bag of waters commits the woman to delivery, perhaps before the baby is ready to come. Although stripping membranes is not considered a form of induction, the hope is that it is a form of stimulation of labor.
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www.storknet.com/cubbies/childbirth/excf5.htm
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I am going back to the doctor in 4 days and if im dialated at all hes going to try stripping my membranes to bring on labor. I really dont want another c section so im desperate to go into labor. Has anyone else out there had this done and had it bring on labor?
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www.pregnancy-info.net/QA/answers-stripping_of_membrane...
www.pregnancy-info.net/QA/answers-stripping_of_membranes_to_induce_labor/
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For some women, labor is slow to begin. In these cases, health care providers may give the woman medications or use other methods to bring on labor. This is called “inducing labor” or “labor induction.”...
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www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/240_20202.asp
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Unless your practitioner advises it and is monitoring your progress closely, nipple stimulation is not recommended as a means for beginning labor. Stripping the membranes; Your practitioner may offer to "strip your membranes" to help start your labor.
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www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,5329,00.html
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Labor induction is what doctors use to try to help labor along using medications or other medical techniques. ... Stripping the membranes. The doctor puts on a glove ... When the membranes are stripped, the body releases hormones called prostaglandins, which help prepare the cervix for delivery and may bring on contractions.
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kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/induc...
kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/inductions.html
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