Warm compresses vs control (hands off or no warm compress)
3rd or 4th degree tears · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
Warm compresses probably leads to lower 3rd or 4th degree tears compared with control (hands off or no warm compress) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.46 [0.27, 0.79]4 studies · 1799 participantsModerate