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Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs no treatment

Perineal pain 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
3 studies · 166 participants
Very low

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs no treatment

Perineal pain within 4 ‐ 6 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 · 100 participants
Very low

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs no treatment

Perineal pain within 24 hours of giving birth ‐ Moderate + severe pain · 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 pain within 24 hours of giving birth ‐ Moderate + severe pain 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 1.03 [0.82, 1.29]
1 study · 316 participants
Very low