objective: the present study aimed to compare the value of ibuprofen and fennel for postpartum pain relief in women with normal vaginal delivery. materials and methods: in this randomized clinical trial we studied 90 women referring to obstetrics ward for normal vaginal delivery (nvd) in assali hospital in khoramabad. women were randomly allocated to receive either oral ibuprofen or oral fennel...

everybody knows water as a vital material for human being. using water as a relaxation material which cause muscle smoothing and comfortable have been considered from long before. people of past centuries went to the thermal springs and immersed into them. today groups of people go to seaside for swimming in their vacation. children and adults go to pools for swimming or take a warm shower afte...

Cesarean delivery rates continue to increase, and surgery is associated with chronic pain, often co-existing with depression. Also, acute pain in the days after surgery is a strong predictor of chronic pain. Here we tested if mode of delivery or acute pain played a role in persistent pain and depression after childbirth. In this multicenter, prospective, longitudinal cohort study, 1288 women ho...

INTRODUCTION There is limited knowledge regarding the symptom profile of genito-pelvic pain in pregnancy and postpartum, and potential psychosocial predictors of this pain. Prior studies have reported a positive association between prepregnancy pain and postpartum genito-pelvic pain. Greater fear avoidance has been associated with increased genital pain intensity in women, unrelated to childbir...

background: despite current recommendations against routine use of episiotomy, its incidence is still high in turkey. the study aimed to identify the prevalence of episiotomy in primiparas, related conditions, and effects of episiotomy on suture materials used, perineal pain, and wound healing 3 weeks postpartum. materials and methods: this study was designed as a prospective follow‑up study. d...

abstract background: the uterus continues to contract after childbirth. the pain caused by the contractions of the uterus can be as severe as labor pain. the study was aimed to evaluate the effects of ice massage applied to the large intestine 4 (li4) on postpartum pain during the active phase of labor. materials and methods: the study was designed as a randomized controlled trial with three gr...

OBJECTIVES To identify women's complaints about pain in the immediate postpartum of vaginal delivery and cesarean section; to measure the intensity of pain in postpartum women at rest and with selected movements and to compare the activity limitations in relation to the mode of delivery and parity. METHOD Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. Eighty-six women, in the immediate po...

Childbirth pain is one of the most painful experiences of a mother's life. In this review we investigate the association between childbirth pain and postpartum depression. It is well documented that postpartum depression is an increasing concern which affects not only the mother but can impact the newborn's development. Multiple factors seem to contribute to the likelihood of this depression de...

Possible causes of sacral and low back pain in the postpartum patient include sacroiliac joint dysfunction, sacroiliitis, lower lumbar diskitis, and irritation of the sciatic nerve. Postpartum stress fracture is a recognized cause of pain that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the postpartum patient's low back pain. Several case reports of postpartum stress fracture are now ...