The effect of immediate skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant after delivery on reducing pain of an episiotomy wound; a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20210916001

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-16

Start date

2020-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

pain of an episiotomy wound episiotomy wound pain, immediate skin-to-skin contact

Interventions

participants received standard care in the delivery room. In the standard group, the newborns were given routine neonatal care (keeping warm, suctioning secretions), shown to the mother, identified an

s abdomen or chest, with direct skin-to-skin contact. The warm sterile towels were placed on the newborns and their heads were covered with caps. The contact began 10 minutes after birth, while the pe

No Intervention No treatment,Experimental Procedure/Surgery

NO skin to skin contact between mother and infant,skin to skin contact

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: pregnant women with a gestational age of 37 weeks or more who were admitted to the delivery room to prepare for vaginal delivery. Inclusion criteria were: singleton pregnancy, vertex presentation, planned episiotomy, estimated fetal weight between 2500-3500 grams, able to communicate in Thai, no analgesics other than local injections, no history of anesthesia allergies.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were: no second-degree perineal tear, operative vaginal delivery, local analgesia (2% xylocaine) greater than 10 milliliters, postpartum complication (e.g., postpartum hemorrhage with hypotension, retained placenta, cervical tear, perineal hematoma), or other condition in which the protocol cannot be followed (e.g., emergency cesarean section or unstable fetal status such as low Apgar score, thick meconium, respiratory distress).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
episiotomy wound pain 1 hour after birth visual analog scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
appropriate contact time for maximum reduces episiotomy wound pain from beginning to the end of contact time(minutes)	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public Contactchanikan taechavichitpisal

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University

chanikan.tae@g.swu.ac.th0812711842

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026