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Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
RCT
Single photobiomodulation session fails to reduce perineal trauma pain in postpartum women
One red light treatment did not reduce pain for new moms with perineal trauma
This double-blind randomized trial compared a single application of red and infrared light to sham treatment in 60 postpartum women with per…
A single red light application did not lower pain scores or speed healing for 60 new mothers compared to a fake treatment.
May 1, 2026
Gastroenterology
Meta-analysis
Antenatal pelvic floor exercise reduces perineal laceration risk in primiparous women during vaginal delivery
Want to Avoid Tearing During Childbirth? Science Points to One Clear Winner
This Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluated physical interventions in 10,745 primiparous women across 15 h…
Simple pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy cut the risk of painful childbirth tears by half, outperforming massage and education alone.
Frontiers
Apr 9, 2026