Episiotomy. Complication of labour and delivery, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Cold Therapy during pain. Intervention 2: Essential Lavender oil, six dropes into the bath water twice a day for 5 dayes. Intervention 3: Routine care in control group.
Cold Therapy during pain
Essential Lavender oil, six dropes into the bath water twice a day for 5 dayes
Routine care in control group
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: being primiparous Exclusion criteria: heart, respiratory or renal disease, eclampsia and preeclampsia, history of allergies to special medicine, laceration, pregnancy membrane prolonged more than 24 hours, fast labor, drug addiction, vulva and vaginal symptomatic inflammation, creation of heamatoma in episiotomy during the first 24 hours, taking medication more than routine when admitted in hospital
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity of episiotomy. Timepoint: 4 hours, 12 hours and 5 days after episiotomy. Method of measurement: Visual Analouge Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Healing of episiotomy. Timepoint: 5 days after episiotomy. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemah Sheikhan
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed