Immediate perineal cryotherapy during labor: effects on early postpartum pain, edema, and pelvic floor recovery in primiparous women

Perineal cryotherapy administered immediately during childbirth significantly reduces the pain, edema, and systemic inflammation and improves the recovery of the pelvic floor and wound healing, sleep patterns, and sexual activity in women whose first birth was by cesarean section, highlighting its value as versatile, relatively safe, and non-pharmacological option to optimize early postpartum recovery.