The updated versions of two Cochrane reviews were recently published by the review group Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth. They concern the efficacy of a single dose of one of these two drugs for relieving perineal pain that many women experience soon after giving birth:

·         Paracetamol/acetaminophen (single administration) for perineal pain in the early postpartum
     period
    (Read the full review in the Cochrane Library)

·         Anti‐inflammatory drugs for relief of perineal pain after childbirth
    (Read the full review in the Cochrane Library)