NSAIDs vs herbal analgesia: Maternal adverse events
- Population
- women who have given birth vaginally, requiring analgesia for after‐birth pains.
- Intervention
- NSAIDs
- Comparison
- herbal analgesia
- Outcome
- Maternal adverse events
It is very uncertain whether NSAID changes maternal adverse events (1 hour) compared with herbal analgesia (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
NSAID vs herbal analgesia Maternal adverse events (1 hour) · women who have given birth vaginally, requiring analgesia for after‐birth pains. It is very uncertain whether NSAID changes maternal adverse events (1 hour) compared with herbal analgesia (very low certainty). Relief of pain due to uterine cramping/involution after birth (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 5 [0.6, 41.39] | 1 study · 108 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relief of pain due to uterine cramping/involution after birth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
Related questions
The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.
- NSAIDs vs placebo · women who have given birth vaginally, requiring analgesia for after‐birth pains. · 1 review
How reviews are matched to this question
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