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

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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

Laxative may leads to higher time to first bowel movement (BM) (№ women with 1st BM less than 24… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing postpartum constipation 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.9 [2.24, 3.75]
1 study · 471 participants
Low