When you are 40 weeks pregnant and the doctor scrapes you??
2007-09-13 06:57:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
It's technically called a 'membrane sweep' and here is what it it entails:
What is a membrane sweep and will it work?
When a midwife or doctor performs a membrane sweep, the purpose is to find the cervix with their two fingers at the top of your vagina, then, if the cervix can be found, it is examined, and if possible, one or to fingers are inserted into the opening of your cervix to stretch it a little bit (this opening is sometimes called the os). This then enables them to 'sweep' a small part of the lower part of the bag of water that surrounds your baby, and will cause the bag of membranes to separate slightly from the cervix. This causes a release of a natural hormone called prostaglandins, which send signals to your brain to stimulate labour. However, this only works if the cervix can be found by the person doing the examination, and if the cervix if soft and stretchy already, which can happen up to two weeks before your baby can be born, although it can happen much quicker than this. Therefore, if your cervix was very far back at the time of your examination, it probably means that your baby is not quite ready yet! The success of any form of induction, whether it be through natural methods or medical intervention depends upon the body's readiness to start labour.
2007-09-13 07:19:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dont' know but I know I got scraped after my miscarriage and it hurt like a son of a ***** it hurt really bad..im not trying
to scare you it may have hurt that bad because I had a D & C done so mabey it won't hurt for you..but thats my experience.
2007-09-13 14:03:13 · answer #2 · answered by sandra m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
removing mucous plug so you'll go into labor.
2007-09-13 14:04:59 · answer #3 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋