Document Type : Original Research Article
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Department of Midwifery, Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, Iran
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Department of Midwifery, Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, Iran.
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Instructor, Departman of midwifery, school of midwifery and nursing, Ahvaz jundishapour university of medical Science, ahvaz Iran.
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MSc of Biostatistics, Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, Iran
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infertility and reproductive health research center
10.22038/jmrh.2024.79493.2378
Abstract
Background & aim: Episiotomy is linked to increased perineal pain and wound healing problems during postpartum. Rising drug resistance is driving a growing trend toward herbal remedies as a possible substitute for wound healing and pain management. This study explored the impact of raspberry ointment on the healing and pain management of episiotomy wounds in primiparous women.
Methods: This double-blind randomized trial included 66 primiparous women giving birth in Al-Hadi Hospital of Shushtar, southwest Iran. Participants were randomly assigned to either a control group, which received a placebo, or an intervention group, applying raspberry ointment topically to their episiotomy wounds twice daily for two weeks. Pain severity was measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and wound healing was assessed with the REEDA (Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Discharge, Approximation) scale both pre-intervention and on days 7, 10, and 14 post-delivery. Statistical evaluation was conducted with the usage of independent t-test, Friedman test, and Chi-square in SPSS version 22. Statistical significance was determined at P values of 0.05 or lower.
Results: There was a notable contrast between the two study groups in terms of their VAS score on the 10th and 14th days (p < .004, p = .001). The results of REEDA were significantly different in the two groups on the 7th, 10th, and 14th days (p=.003, p<.001, p<.001).
Conclusions: Raspberry ointment could accelerate the episiotomy wound healing process and alleviate associated pain without causing any side effects.
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