Date	Event	Description
7 October 2019	New search has been performed	Search was updated, but none of the identified trials met the inclusion criteria. We updated the various sections of the review using MECIR standards. We added time to first bowel movement to the primary outcomes. We used GRADEpro GDT to assess the quality of evidence by evaluating risk of bias, inconsistency, imprecision, indirectness, and publication bias. We added a 'Summary of findings' table indicating the level and reasons for downgrading. We removed data for two studies from the data and analysis tables for the comparison of laxative versus placebo. One study assessed the effects of Danthron (a laxative that is no longer marketed due to carcinogenic properties (Mundow 1975)), and the other study investigated the effects of Bisoxatin acetate (a laxative that is not recommended for using during breastfeeding (Diamond 1968)). Whilst the data have been removed from the data and analysis tables, we provide a narrative report of the results of those studies in the main results of the review.
7 October 2019	New citation required but conclusions have not changed	Search updated. No new trials included in this update. Conclusions remain unchanged.