What do systematic reviews say?

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

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NSAIDs vs placebo

Relief of pain · women who have given birth vaginally, requiring analgesia for after‐birth pains.

NSAID probably leads to higher adequate pain relief as reported by the woman (5 to 8 hours) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Relief of pain due to uterine cramping/involution after birth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.66 [1.45, 1.91]
11 studies · 946 participants
Moderate

NSAIDs vs herbal analgesia

Relief of pain · women who have given birth vaginally, requiring analgesia for after‐birth pains.

It is very uncertain whether NSAID changes adequate pain relief as reported by the woman (1 to 4 hours) compared with herbal analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Relief of pain due to uterine cramping/involution after birth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.96 [0.78, 1.18]
4 studies · 394 participants
Very low

NSAIDs vs opioid

Relief of pain · women who have given birth vaginally, requiring analgesia for after‐birth pains.

NSAID probably leads to higher adequate pain relief as reported by the woman (5 to 8 hours) compared with opioid (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Relief of pain due to uterine cramping/involution after birth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.33 [1.13, 1.57]
5 studies · 560 participants
Moderate