Paracetamol / Ibuprofen for Postpartum Pain in the Early Postpartum Period

Summary

The investigators will examine the effectiveness of non-opioid analgesia (Paracetamol versus Ibuprofen) in the early postpartum period

Timeline

Start

2020-11-28

Primary completion

2022-07-01

Completion

2023-07-06

Publications

• Background Macarthur AJ, Macarthur C. Incidence, severity, and determinants of perineal pain after vaginal delivery: a prospective cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Oct;191(4):1199-204. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.02.064.
• Background Fahey JO. Best Practices in Management of Postpartum Pain. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2017 Apr/Jun;31(2):126-136. doi: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000241.
• Background Eisenach JC, Pan PH, Smiley R, Lavand'homme P, Landau R, Houle TT. Severity of acute pain after childbirth, but not type of delivery, predicts persistent pain and postpartum depression. Pain. 2008 Nov 15;140(1):87-94. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.07.011. Epub 2008 Sep 24.
• Background Peahl AF, Dalton VK, Montgomery JR, Lai YL, Hu HM, Waljee JF. Rates of New Persistent Opioid Use After Vaginal or Cesarean Birth Among US Women. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jul 3;2(7):e197863. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.7863.
• Background Deussen AR, Ashwood P, Martis R. Analgesia for relief of pain due to uterine cramping/involution after birth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 May 11;(5):CD004908. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004908.pub2.
• Background Wuytack F, Smith V, Cleary BJ. Oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (single dose) for perineal pain in the early postpartum period. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Jul 14;7(7):CD011352. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011352.pub2.
• Background Davies NM. Clinical pharmacokinetics of ibuprofen. The first 30 years. Clin Pharmacokinet. 1998 Feb;34(2):101-54. doi: 10.2165/00003088-199834020-00002.
• Background Chou D, Abalos E, Gyte GM, Gulmezoglu AM. Paracetamol/acetaminophen (single administration) for perineal pain in the early postpartum period. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jan 31;(1):CD008407. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008407.pub2.
• Ram S, Madar D, Ram HS, Peleg G, Lior Y, Greenfeld A, Yakov G, Yogev Y, Maslovitz S. Paracetamol versus ibuprofen for early postpartum pain control: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2025 Jul;312(1):51-57. doi: 10.1007/s00404-024-07797-4. Epub 2024 Nov 5.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.