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Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs placebo (water pack)

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

Cooling treatment (ice pack) showed no clear difference in perineal oedema within 24 hours after giving birth compared with placebo (water pack) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Local cooling for relieving pain from perineal trauma sustained during childbirth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.36 [0.08, 1.59]
1 study · 63 participants
Low

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs placebo (water pack)

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

Cooling treatment (ice pack) showed no clear difference in perineal oedema within 4 ‐ 6 hours after giving birth compared with placebo (water pack) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Local cooling for relieving pain from perineal trauma sustained during childbirth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.96 [0.5, 1.86]
1 study · 63 participants
Low