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Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam
Post-term pregnancy incidence may be reduced by membrane sweeping at 41 weeks
May 8th, 2006
Post-term pregnancy incidence may be reduced by membrane sweeping at 41 weeks in low-risk pregnancies. Researchers in The Netherlands conducted a study "to evaluate the effectiveness of membrane sweeping at 41 weeks for the prevention of post-term pregnancy." The study design was "a multicenter randomized controlled trial" of "fifty-one primary care midwifery practices in The Netherlands." "[The study cohort consisted of] "a total of 742 low-risk pregnant women at 41 weeks of gestation," explained E. de Miranda and colleagues of the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam. "Participants were randomly assigned to serial sweeping of the membranes (every...
Source: Biotech Week (2006-05-08)
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