The view of Cesarean Pain after Preemptive Use of Rosa damascena Extract in Women with Elective Cesarean Section

Post cesarean section pain as an individual acute sensation requires special care. Studies have always shown that 30 to 40 percent of patients experience moderate to severe pain after operation. Opiates and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) are effective for the control of pain, but they have some side effects. Hence, some safe analgesics with better effects and little adverse effects are needed. Rose hip products are used in Iran for many years as traditional medicine in the form of jam and syrup. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of preemptive prescription of rose hip extract for postoperative pain in elective cesarean sections. In a double blind placebo-controlled clinical trial, 87 patients were studied in 2 groups. Patients in Group A were given rose hip extracts capsule and patients in Group B were given placebo capsules. After preemptive prescription of capsule A and B (15 min before anesthesia), we evaluated the pain score with visual analog scale (VAS) in various hours after surgery in the ward and then analyzed the findings. We found that there is need for patients with the palliation of pain to take analgesic drugs after surgery, though the total dose of analgesics and the severity of pain in various times in group A was better than that in group B. There was no significant side effect in both groups. The initiating of breast feeding was same in both groups. According to our study, we can use rose hip extract in elective surgeries without any significant side effects in order to control pain, and it is an effective product as compared with NSAIDS and opiates with less complication.