Episiotomy. Disruption of perineal obstetric wound
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: primiparous woman; aged 18 to 35 years; have a vaginal delivery with mediolateral episiotomy without instrumental delivery and tears; singleton birth with cephalic presentation; was educated; resident in talesh; gestational ages must be between 37 to 42 weeks; child weights must be between 2500 to 4000 grams; the lack of diseases history such as chronic systemic disorders; cardiovascular; Respiratory; coagulation disorders and connective tissue; diabetes; anemia; immunosuppressant; hemophilia; malnutrition and psychological disorders; no allergies to topical drugs; no rupture of membranes more than 24 hours; no addiction; BMI between 19.8-30 kg/m2; no manual removal of placenta; no fetal anomaly or bedfast to the neonatal unit; not taking the first stage of labor (more than 14 hours) and the second stage of labor (more than 2 hours) and the third stage of labor (more than 1 hours). Exclusion criteria: do not visit for care; do not use hypericum cream properly and as directed; not interested to continue to participate in the study; not allergy to use hypericum cream; have a sex in the first 5 days after birth; manipulation of the perineum after episiotomy repair; use drugs on wound healing (anticoagulant, antidepressants, antiepileptic, alcohol, glucocorticoids; immunosuppressant drugs) during the study; not have episiotomy hematoma in the first 24 hours after delivery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intensity of episiotomy pain. Timepoint: before intervention, 12 hours, 5 and 10 days postpartum. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).;Wound healing of episiotomy. Timepoint: before intervention, 12 hours, 5 and 10 days postpartum. Method of measurement: REEDA scale.;Common discontent after childbirth. Timepoint: 10days after delivery. Method of measurement: questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sedative tablets counting. Timepoint: 10 day after delivery. Method of measurement: questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
School of Nursing and Midwifery of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences