Perineal Analgesia With an Ice Pack After Spontaneous Vaginal Birth: A Randomized Controlled Trial
| Autor: | Flora Maria Barbosa da Silva, Lucila Coca Leventhal, Moacyr Roberto Cuce Nobre, Sonia Maria Junqueira Vasconcellos de Oliveira |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Vaginal birth medicine.medical_treatment Cryotherapy Perineum law.invention Young Adult Randomized controlled trial Pregnancy Pain assessment law Maternity and Midwifery medicine Humans Pain Management Ice pack Pain Measurement business.industry Ice Postpartum Period Obstetrics and Gynecology Spontaneous Vaginal Birth Surgery Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Analgesia Obstetrical Female business Postpartum period |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. 56:141-146 |
| ISSN: | 1542-2011 1526-9523 |
| Popis: | This study evaluated the effectiveness of an ice pack applied for 20 minutes to alleviate perineal pain after spontaneous vaginal birth.We conducted a randomized controlled trial at the Amparo Maternal Birth Center in São Paulo, Brazil. Study participants included 114 nulliparous women divided into 3 groups (n = 38 per group): experimental (ice packs on the perineum), placebo (water packs at set temperature), and control (no treatment).A numerical scale (0 to 10) was used for pain assessment. A comparison of the average pain at the beginning and after 20 minutes showed a significant reduction of pain (P.001) in the 3 groups, and the experimental group had a lower average score for pain compared with the control group (1.6 versus 3.3, P = .032).The use of ice packs for 20 minutes was effective for perineal pain relief after vaginal birth. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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