Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
Conditions
Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Women aged 18-35 years, with a singleton pregnancy undergoing vaginal delivery with episiotomy 2. Women who have given informed written consent 3. Women with gestational age of 37 completed weeks.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Women administered with epidural labor analgesia 2. Women whose membranes had ruptured for >24hrs 3. Women having perineal tears, cervical tears, vaginal tears, extension of the episiotomies 4. Women who had a previous perineal surgery other than the primary repair after child birth 5. AIDS, hepatitis – B, Chronic disease 6. Local vaginal or vulval infection 7. Women with bleeding/coagulation disorders/intrapartum fever 8. Women who has delivered a dead fetus 9. Women with severe anemia and uncontrolled diabetes, Obesity & malnutrition
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective assessment of perineal pain following episiotomy repairTimepoint: Day 0, Day 2, Day 11, Week 12, Week 24 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To evaluate tissue reaction in both the groups 2. To evaluate the wound healing in both the groups 3. To evaluate resumption of sexual activity and dyspareunia in both the groups 4. To evaluate suture parameters 5. To evaluate suture related complications post-episiotomy repairTimepoint: Day 0, Day 2, Day 11, Week 12, Week 24 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
BGS GIMS