The effect of topical use of breast milk on episiotomy healing in Primiparous women at high risk for wound infection

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210121050098N1

Enrollment

Registered

2021-03-24

Start date

2021-02-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-04-26

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Conditions

episiotomy wound healing. Infection of obstetric surgical wound

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In addition to routine rinsing of the perineal episiotomy with normal saline 9% non-injectable (twice a day every 12 hours - routine washing of Mashhad training hos

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

15 Years to 49 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Iranian nationality and resident of Mashhad Have at least literacy Have informed consent to participate in the research The gestational age is between 38 - 42 weeks The fetus is single and alive Show the fetus at the top of the head Vaginal and spontaneous delivery has been performed Be primiparous Episiotomy incision should be of the mediultral type Have at least two conditions predisposing to infection at the same time The episiotomy is first and second degree

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Do follow a special diet . such as a diet of vegetables or just meat Do use tobacco or drugs The fetus does suffer from severe and persistent respiratory distress Do use certain medications (including anticoagulants, antidepressants, antiepileptics, alcohol and benzodiazepines) Use of assistive devices in natural childbirth The death of a baby or infant with major abnormalities Have a history of reconstructive surgery and vaginal and perineum lesions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Redness. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the fifth and tenth days after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.;Edema. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the fifth and tenth days after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.;Ecchymosis. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the fifth and tenth days after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.;Discharge. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the fifth and tenth days after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.;Approximation. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the fifth and tenth days after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Redness. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the fifth and tenth days after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.;Edema. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the fifth and tenth days after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.;Ecchymosis. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the fifth and tenth days after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.;Discharge. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the fifth and tenth days after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.;Approximation. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, the fifth and tenth days after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The rate of episiotomy healing in women at high risk for wound infection. Timepoint: The first 24 hours, days five and ten after delivery. Method of measurement: REEDA Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKobra Sadat Hosseini

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

hoseinik973@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3859 1511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026