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3 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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Laxative vs placebo

Time to first BM (№ women with 1st BM on day 1 after delivery) · women in the postpartum period

It is very uncertain whether laxative changes time to first BM (№ women with 1st BM on day 1 after delivery) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing postpartum constipation 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.94 [0.72, 1.22]
1 study · 471 participants
Very low

Laxative vs placebo

Time to first BM (№ women with 1st BM on day 2 after delivery) · women in the postpartum period

Laxative may leads to lower time to first BM (№ women with 1st BM on day 2 after delivery) compared with placebo (low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Interventions for preventing postpartum constipation 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.23 [0.11, 0.45]
1 study · 471 participants
Low
Interventions for preventing postpartum constipation 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.05 [0, 0.89]
1 study · 471 participants
Low
Interventions for preventing postpartum constipation 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.22 [0.03, 1.87]
1 study · 471 participants
Very low

Laxative plus bulking agent vs laxative alone

Adverse effects on women: faecal incontinence during first 10 postpartum days · postpartum women who underwent surgical repair of third degree perineal tears

It is very uncertain whether laxative plus bulking agent changes adverse effects on women: faecal incontinence during first 10… compared with laxative alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing postpartum constipation 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.81 [1.01, 3.23]
1 study · 147 participants
Very low