Implications for medical practice include the affirmation
that ice treatment is safe and that the application of an ice
pack for 10 or 15 minutes is as of benefit as application for
20 minutes to relieve perineal pain, although the individual
needs of each women should be taken into account. Further
studies are necessary to assess the duration of the analgesic
effect to determine the frequency of application. Moreover,
this procedure does not produce side effect and does not
interfere in breastfeeding.