The effects of warm perineal compress on perineal trauma and postpartum pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.

Mahsa MaghalianMaryam AlikamaliMahsan NabighadimFatemeh Rashidi

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2023)

Warm perineal compress administered during the second stage of labor reduce postpartum pain, second and third-degree perineal tears, and episiotomy rate while it increases the incidence of intact perineum compared to the control group.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
clinical trial
phase iii
randomized controlled trial
phase ii
spinal cord injury
rotator cuff
open label
trauma patients