INTRODUCTION Perineal pain is the most common complaint after episiotomy. It imposes extra pressure on mothers who attempt to adapt to their new conditions. Therefore, the present study was performed to compare pain severity and perineal repair in two episiotomy repair methods. METHODS In this clinical trial, 100 primiparous women who referred to hospitals of Tabriz (Iran) for delivery were r...

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Background & Aim: Episiotomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in obstetrics, which requires analgesia. Entonox gas is known to have analgesic and sedative properties. However, no studies have been found on the analgesic effects of Entonox on episiotomy incision. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effects of Entonox and lidocaine on pain intensity during episiotomy incision ...

background & aim: episiotomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in obstetrics, which requires analgesia. entonox gas is known to have analgesic and sedative properties. however, no studies have been found on the analgesic effects of entonox on episiotomy incision. therefore, this study aimed to compare the effects of entonox and lidocaine on pain intensity during episiotomy incision ...

AIM To assess whether the introduction of episiotomy scissors specially designed to achieve a cutting angle of 60°, EPISCISSORS-60(®), in two hospitals in the UK would result in a reduction in obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) in nulliparous women. METHODS A structured training program for all doctors and midwives provided a theoretical framework around OASIS including risk factors an...

Episiotomy is a medical procedure of cutting the perineum including mucous membranes vagina, tissues, muscles and perineal fascia as well foreskin perineum. About 85% women who give birth vaginal spontaneously experience trauma by 32-33% due to episiotomy. Perineal rupture, whether caused an episiotomy or spontaneous will cause bleeding, leave pain increase risk post partum infection. Exercise ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between median episiotomy and severe (third- and fourth-degree) perineal lacerations in primiparous women. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING University-affiliated hospital providing secondary obstetric care in Quebec City. PATIENTS A total of 6522 primiparous women who gave birth vaginally to a single live baby in cephalic position between 19...

background: pain is one of the side effects of episiotomy. the virtual reality (vr) is a non-pharmacological method for pain relief. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using video glasses on pain reduction in primiparity women during episiotomy repair. methods: this clinical trial was conducted on 30 primiparous parturient women having labor at omolbanin hospital (mashhad,...

OBJECTIVE To determine modifiable risk factors and incidence of obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASIS) in primiparous women. STUDY DESIGN We performed a population-based retrospective cohort study, using data from the Danish Medical Birth Registry. The population consisted of primiparous women with a vaginal delivery in the time period 2000-2010. Univariable and multivariable logistic regres...