Episiotomy Wound Care, Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception

Launched by AYDIN ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY · Apr 28, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

This study aimed to determine the effect of episiotomy wound care and genital hygiene training on episiotomy wound healing and pain perception.

Methods: In this study, investigators used a randomized controlled trial approach.

It was carried out in the postpartum service of the medical faculty hospital. 128 participants who underlap vaginal postpartum episiotomy were randomly assigned to the experimental and control group. The women who gave birth in the experimental group were given episiotomy wound care and genital hygiene training. The routine postpartum care was given to the participa...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 18 years of age and older
• • primiparous
• • givingbirth vaginally on due date (37-42 gestational weeks)
• • who have a healthy newborn,
• • who have a mediolateral episiotomy,
• • who do not have communication problems
• • who can understand and speak Turkish were included in the research.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Givingbirth by cesarean section
• • Having third and fourth-degree perineal tears,
• • Having a history of diseases that prevent wound healing,
• • Using certain drugs (eg, glucocorticoids, anticoagulants, chemotherapy, immunosuppressant, and radiotherapy),
• • Having chronic systemic diseases (heart, kidney and lung diseases, coagulation disorder, immunodeficiency, connective tissue disorders, and diabetes),
• • Having history of genital warts, symptomatic vaginitis,
• • Having history of perineal reconstructive surgery, any postpartum complication (hemorrhage, puerperal infection, mastitis, thromboembolic disease or postpartum psychiatric disorder)