Effect of Cold–Gel Packing on Episiotomy Pain among Postnatal Mothers
Egyptian Journal of Health Care • 2017
Publication Information
Authors
Maha S Shehta (1) Nadia M. Fahmy (2) Soad A. Ramadan (3) Somaya O. Abd Almeniem(3)
Keywords
Cold gel pack, Episiotomy, Perineal pain, Postnatal mothers
Journal
Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Publisher
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Volume
8
Issue
Not Available
Pages
3
publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
The aim of this study: was to evaluate the effect ofusing cold-gel packing on episiotomy pain among postnatal mothers. The Design: Quasi-experimental design was used to conduct the study. Setting: The study was conducted at thepostpartum unit of obstetrics and gynecology department in Benha University Hospital. Sample: A simple random sample was comprised of 104 postnatal mothers (52study group and 52 control group) who had an episiotomy recruited in this study. Tools of data collection: Three main tools were used: structured interview questionnaire, Visual analogue scale (VAS) &follow up sheets. Results:the present study revealed that women in the study group reported significantly lower level of pain than the control group immediate post and follow up application of cold gel pack than pretest (p
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