Episiotomy. Disruption of perineal obstetric wound
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Group1: mothers put Calendula on episiotomy 3 times a day of a knuckle until 7 days after birth. Intervention 2: Group2: mothers put Turmeric on episiotomy 3 times a day of a knuckle u
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
Group1: mothers put Calendula on episiotomy 3 times a day of a knuckle until 7 days after birth.
Group2: mothers put Turmeric on episiotomy 3 times a day of a knuckle until 7 days after birth.
Control group: mothers put Placebo on episiotomy 3 times a day of a knuckle until 7 days after birth.
Sponsors
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: being primiparous; gestational age 37 to 42 weeks; vaginal delivery with episiotomy medio-lateral; havinng a singleton live child; cephalic presentation; pre-pregnancy body mass index less than 30; absence of reconstructive surgery on the vagina and perineum; do not use medications that effect wound healing; no specific disease( Anemia, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, immune dificiency, liver disease, depression, absence of coagulation disorders, preeclampsia, infectious diseases); lack of extending the incision and into the 3, 4 grade laceration or rupture exist except episiotomy. Exclusion criteria: manual removal of placenta; postpartum hemorrhage; hematoma formation; postpartum fever and chills(fever>38); manipulation of the perinum after delivery; episiotomy infections; need to re-stitch the episiotomy; the use of any ointment or cream other than what the researcher recives, Cause skin allergy by the use of ointment; unwillingness to continue to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of episiotomy pain. Timepoint: Before intervention then 3,7,10,14 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analouga Scale(VAS). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Healing of episiotomy. Timepoint: Before intervention then 3,7,10,14 days after intervention. Method of measurement: REEDA (Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Discharge, Approximation).;Number of Mefenamic acid capsules used. Timepoint: Tenth day after delivery. Method of measurement: count of remaining Capsules. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMasoume Kaviani
Shiraz University of Medical Scienses
Outcome results
None listed