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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Reducing postnatal pain from perineal tears by using lignocaine gel: a double-blind randomized trial.
Perineal pain is one of the most common causes of maternal morbidity in the early puerperium. Several randomized trials have shown that topical application of local anesthetics is effective in reducing postepisiotomy pain, but no randomized study has assessed the efficacy of local anesthetics for other perineal trauma. This study investigated if topically applied 2 percent lignocaine gel was an effective treatment for this group of women. ⋯ This study suggested that lignocaine gel may be effective on the second postnatal day. Further research is required to assess the optimum timing of this intervention and the population that would most benefit from its use.