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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

358 questions · 403 findings · 68 reviews

No studies found 43 · 10.7%GRADE not reported 121 · 30%Very low 128 · 31.8%Low 66 · 16.4%Moderate 33 · 8.2%High 12 · 3%

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs no treatment

Perineal pain within 24 hours of giving birth ‐ Moderate + severe pain · Women with perineal trauma (tear or episiotomy, or both) sustained during childbirth

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack or cold gel pad) changes perineal pain within 24 hours of giving birth ‐ Moderate + severe pain compared with no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

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

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

Maternal views and experiences with treatment ‐ Satisfied with treatment · Women with perineal trauma (tear or episiotomy, or both) sustained during childbirth

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack) changes maternal views and experiences with treatment ‐ Satisfied with… compared with placebo (water pack) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Maternal views and experiences with treatment ‐ Would recommend treatment · Women with perineal trauma (tear or episiotomy, or both) sustained during childbirth

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack) changes maternal views and experiences with treatment ‐ Would recommend… compared with placebo (water pack) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs cooling treatment (cold gel pad)

Perineal pain within 4 ‐ 6 hours of giving birth ‐ Moderate + severe pain · Women with perineal trauma (tear or episiotomy, or both) sustained during childbirth

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack) changes perineal pain within 4 ‐ 6 hours of giving birth ‐ Moderate + severe… compared with cooling treatment (cold gel pad) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs cooling treatment (cold gel pad)

Perineal pain within 24 hours of giving birth ‐ Moderate + severe pain · Women with perineal trauma (tear or episiotomy, or both) sustained during childbirth

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack) changes perineal pain within 24 hours of giving birth ‐ Moderate + severe pain compared with cooling treatment (cold gel pad) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs cooling treatment (cold gel pad)

Perineal pain 24 ‐ 48 hours after giving birth ‐ Moderate + severe pain · Women with perineal trauma (tear or episiotomy, or both) sustained during childbirth

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack) changes perineal pain 24 ‐ 48 hours after giving birth ‐ Moderate + severe… compared with cooling treatment (cold gel pad) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs cooling treatment (cold gel pad)

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

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack) changes perineal oedema within 4 ‐ 6 hours of giving birth compared with cooling treatment (cold gel pad) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs cooling treatment (cold gel pad)

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

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack) changes perineal oedema within 24 hours of giving birth compared with cooling treatment (cold gel pad) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cooling treatment (ice pack) vs cooling treatment (cold gel pad)

Perineal oedema 24 ‐ 48 hours after giving birth · Women with perineal trauma (tear or episiotomy, or both) sustained during childbirth

It is very uncertain whether cooling treatment (ice pack) changes perineal oedema 24 ‐ 48 hours after giving birth compared with cooling treatment (cold gel pad) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review