Aim: The present study investigates the effects of lavender oil and ice applications on episiotomy pain wound healing. Materials Methods: This was organized as a semi-randomized controlled type research. A total 96 term pregnant women who gave birth in delivery service Nazilli State Hospital underwent at birth, had Visual Analog Skala (VAS) value greater than 3 agreed to participate were includ...

Background: Episiotomy is a deliberate incision made on the perineum and posterior vaginal wall during delivery. Mothers that have new baby are in great need for wound care pain relief. We assessed compared intensity sexual satisfaction using cyanoacrylate adhesive glue vicryl episiotomy skin closure at AKTH, Kano Nigeria. Methods: A randomised control trial was conducted among 100 women who ha...

background : episiotomy is the incision of perineum made to facilitate childbirth. here are the two types of episiotomy: median and mediolateral. considering the important role of incision characteristics such as length, angle and distance of initiation point from midperineum line in prevention of perineal rupture and reduction of further complications, this study investigated the comparison ep...

The word mother itself is symbolic to God. Mother suffers much distress after childbirth due painful perineum. Pain following episiotomy appears be universal. Proper healing of wound delivery a major concern. In Ayurvedic classics Ghritkumari (Aloe vera) has been mentioned as Varna Ropaka and Vishvataghani its Sheeta properties. Various studies have demonstrated the power Aloevera on moisturizi...

Background Childbirth and puerperium are of the most important periods in women's lives and can affect different aspects of their lives. Objective To determine the effect of perineal massage in the second stage of labor on perineal lacerations, episiotomy, and perineal pain in nulliparous women. Methods This randomization clinical trial was conducted at Be'sat Hospital in Sanandaj, Iran, fr...

Context: Saffron, as a medicinal plant, is widely used to treat various diseases, especially among women. Therefore, this study was conducted review the studies on impact of saffron premenstrual syndrome (PMS), labor, childbirth, and menopause. Methods: This systematic review, based PICO process, systematically searched PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, Embase, Web Science, Science Direct, Google Schol...

Episiotomy, the incision of the perineum during the last part of the second stage of labour or delivery is still considered a controversial procedure. Long-term complications after episiotomy repair are common. A large proportion of women suffer short-term perineal pain and up to 20% have longer-term problems (e.g. dyspareunia).1 Other complications involve the removal of suture material, exten...

T hree children died in August 2012 after receiving usual doses of codeine for postoperative pain following a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy (U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA], 2013a). Those incidents, combined with a case report of a breast-feeding infant who died in 2005 of an apparent overdose after the mother received a standard dose of codeine for episiotomy pain (Health Sciences...

BACKGROUND Pain is a worldwide problem that often originates from disease process, and diagnostic and treatment procedures such as surgical operations. OBJECTIVES This trial was performed to compare the effectiveness of two analgesics for the management of perineal pain caused by episiotomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 170 nulliparous women who gave birth vaginally with episiotomy betw...

BACKGROUND Given considerable evidence that routine episiotomy increases maternal morbidity and without evidence to support maternal or neonatal benefit, has episiotomy use changed among health care providers? To date, very limited information exists relating to the past and current practice of episiotomy in many developing countries. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of episiotomy at Aba...