THE EFFECT OF PERİNEUM MASSAGE WİTH OLİVE OİL ON PERİNEUM INTEGRİTY AND DURATİON OF SECOND PERİOD OF DELİVERY

Launched by TC ERCIYES UNIVERSITY · Nov 6, 2019

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ClinConnect Summary

The idea that birth process should be undergone minimal intervention has been spreading. Unlike the abovementioned idea, the fact that episiotomy practice -especially on the primiparous pregnant women- has almost been a routine in Turkey and it has been practiced -even if it is not necessary- despite the fact that itprolongs the post-partum healing and increases perineum trauma risks.

Perineal trauma is described as the damage that occurs spontaneously or due to a surgical incision or episiotomy during the labor in the genital region. Perineal trauma that may occur during labor may pose a ...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Women who had cephalic presentation
• • with vertex presentation
• • alive primiparous pregnancy at 38-40thgestational weeks (according to last menstruation date or ultrasonography determination)
• • They also did not have any cesarean or any kind of uterine surgical operation
• • aged between 17 and 40
• • with no risk factors (heart disease, placenta praevia, oligohydramnios, preeclampsia, anhydramnios, diabetes, epilepsy), multiparous≤ three times, literate and without counter indication for vaginal birth were included in the research.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • history of any cesarean operation or uterus surgery
• • dead fetus, vaginal bleeding with no explanation
• • twin pregnancy
• • presence of fetal anomaly
• • estimated fetal weight over 4500 gr. as determined by ultrasonography and presence of presentation anomaly.