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Observational studyMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Effects of Photobiomodulation Therapy on Pain and Healing of Episiotomies and Grade 2 and 3 Perineal Lacerations After Vaginal Delivery: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.

Luir Jose Ruaro Filho, Mônica Vieira Barcellos, Flavia Bezerra Provazi Pesci, Larissa Camargo E Silva, Juliana Carla Eleutério Dos Santos, Alexia Jacobs, Ana Flávia Araújo Litwinczuk, Maria Fernanda Setúbal Destro Rodrigues, Lara Jansiski Motta, Carlos Souto Dos Santos Filho and 1 more

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Observational study in Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Luir Jose Ruaro FilhoBiophotonics-Medicine Post-Graduate Program, Universidade Nove de Julho-UNINOVE, 249 Av Vergueiro, Liberdade, São Paulo 01504-001, SP, Brazil.
Mônica Vieira BarcellosHospital Universitário Materno-Infantil, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa 84010-330, PR, Brazil.
Flavia Bezerra Provazi PesciHospital Universitário Materno-Infantil, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa 84010-330, PR, Brazil.
Larissa Camargo E SilvaHospital Universitário Materno-Infantil, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa 84010-330, PR, Brazil.
Juliana Carla Eleutério Dos SantosHospital Universitário Materno-Infantil, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa 84010-330, PR, Brazil.
Alexia JacobsHospital Universitário Materno-Infantil, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa 84010-330, PR, Brazil.
Ana Flávia Araújo LitwinczukBiophotonics-Medicine Post-Graduate Program, Universidade Nove de Julho-UNINOVE, 249 Av Vergueiro, Liberdade, São Paulo 01504-001, SP, Brazil.
Maria Fernanda Setúbal Destro RodriguesBiophotonics-Medicine Post-Graduate Program, Universidade Nove de Julho-UNINOVE, 249 Av Vergueiro, Liberdade, São Paulo 01504-001, SP, Brazil.
Lara Jansiski MottaBiophotonics-Medicine Post-Graduate Program, Universidade Nove de Julho-UNINOVE, 249 Av Vergueiro, Liberdade, São Paulo 01504-001, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7774-4345
Carlos Souto Dos Santos FilhoGraduate Program in Statistics, Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computing, State University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Rua Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, 651, Campinas 13083-859, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1168-8325
Rebeca Boltes CecattoBiophotonics-Medicine Post-Graduate Program, Universidade Nove de Julho-UNINOVE, 249 Av Vergueiro, Liberdade, São Paulo 01504-001, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5675-6665

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue trauma related to operative vaginal delivery or the use of episiotomy has been associated with complications such as pain and infection, and successful management is a key factor in promoting a faster and better recovery after delivery. Strategies that promote analgesia and tissue regeneration are especially relevant in obstetric care.

Indexed as

Delivery, ObstetricEpisiotomyLacerationsLow-Level Light TherapyPainPerineumWound HealingAdultFemaleHumansPain ManagementPain MeasurementPregnancyProspective Studiesepisiotomyhealingimplementation sciencepainperineal lacerationsphotobiomodulationvaginal delivery

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PMID41892840
PMCPMC13027586

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