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Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs cooling treatment (cold gel pad)

Perineal bruising within 4 ‐ 6 hours of giving birth · Women with perineal trauma (tear or episiotomy, or both) sustained during childbirth

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack) changes perineal bruising within 4 ‐ 6 hours of giving birth compared with cooling treatment (cold gel pad) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Local cooling for relieving pain from perineal trauma sustained during childbirth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.23 [0.51, 2.97]
1 study · 49 participants
Very low

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs cooling treatment (cold gel pad)

Perineal bruising within 24 hours of giving birth · Women with perineal trauma (tear or episiotomy, or both) sustained during childbirth

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack) changes perineal bruising within 24 hours of giving birth compared with cooling treatment (cold gel pad) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Local cooling for relieving pain from perineal trauma sustained during childbirth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.95 [0.79, 1.14]
2 studies · 264 participants
Very low

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs cooling treatment (cold gel pad)

Perineal redness, oedema, bruising, discharge, wound gaping within 24 hours of giving birth · Women with perineal trauma (tear or episiotomy, or both) sustained during childbirth

1 finding from 1 review

Local cooling for relieving pain from perineal trauma sustained during childbirth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 74 participants
Very low

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs no treatment

Perineal bruising within 24 hours of giving birth · Women with perineal trauma (tear or episiotomy, or both) sustained during childbirth

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack or cold gel pad) changes perineal bruising within 24 hours of giving birth compared with no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Local cooling for relieving pain from perineal trauma sustained during childbirth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.98 [0.81, 1.19]
1 study · 316 participants
Very low