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To strip the membranes your cervix must already be dilated. It can have some effect to trigger labor. Most doctors prefer to induce by 41 weeks or certainly by 42 weeks to avoid the complications of postterm pregnancy.
How soon after membrane sweeping did labor occur for you? I am 40 weeks and 5 days pregnant with #2 and membranes were swept yesterday at 3/4 cm 80% effaced. I had contractions until 6 am that woke me all, then bloody show on and off all morning. Everything has stopped since.