BACKGROUND Episiotomy is the surgical enlargement of the vaginal orifice by an incision of the perineum during the second stage of labor or just before delivery of the baby. During the 1970s, it was common to perform an episiotomy for almost all women having their first delivery, ostensibly for prevention of severe perineum tears and easier subsequent repair. However, there are no data availabl...

Thirty-eight-year-old lady, mother of two children, came to OPD with history of cyclic pain in the perineal region which was gradually increasing in intensity and duration for 1 year. Pain was intense in last 4 months. Pain was related to her menstrual cycles. She also gave history of itching over perineal region. She delivered her first child 10 years back with right mediolateral episiotomy fo...

Postpartum pain experienced by every woman has varying degrees of with different thresholds. Post partum is caused a tear in the birth canal / perineum due to an episiotomy aim preventing spontaneous perineal tearing and facilitating delivery. The research method used experimental pre-experimental design techniques. Experimental carried out find effect certain treatments under controlled condit...

BACKGROUND In several non-randomised trials training with EPI-NO increased the rate of intact perineum and decreased episiotomy rates, shortened the second stage of labour and lowered use of pain killers. AIMS To verify the preliminary results with EPI-NO in a prospective randomised trial. METHODS Randomised, single-blind multicentre trial in four university hospitals in Germany including 2...

OBJECTIVE To identify the perception of the teenager puerperas regarding the practice of episiotomy. METHODOLOGY This is a study with qualitative nature developed with 11 teenage puerperas in the Obstetrics Unit of one hospital located in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil. RESULTS Teens knew of the existence of episiotomy, but they unaware the reasons for its realization. Pain, d...

Endometriosis of the perianal region is an extremely rare condition usually seen in episiotomy scars and can involve the septum separating vagina and anal canal. The clinician is unlikely to suspect it if there is no scar in the perineum and patient the does not give a history of episiotomy. Moreover it is difficult to suspect when the patient does not report cyclical pain and therefore it is l...

Background & aim: Pain is the most common complaint of mothers after episiotomy. Various medications are used for the alleviation of this pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of alpha ointment on the relief of pain caused by episiotomy. Methods: This double-blind clinical trial was conducted on 70 primiparous women in Ommolbanin Hospital in Mashhad, Iran. The participants were...

BACKGROUND Episiotomy, a common surgical practice in midwifery, is accompanied with high levels of pain and discomfort for mothers. The importance of medicinal herbs and traditional medicine in wound healing cannot be neglected. OBJECTIVES Considering the positive effects and easy accessibility of Equisetum arvense, this study examined the effectiveness of topical application of Equisetum arv...

Background: Episiotomy is a common surgical procedure performed during second stage of labour to enlarge the vaginal introits and facilitate delivery. Although episiotomy aids in safe delivery child, discomfort an added concern already over stressed situation puerperium. pain often interferes with even basic daily activities postnatal mother. Considering high rates episiotomy, following deliver...