M.Sc Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Mata Sahib Kaur College of Nursing Balongi, Mohali, Punjab
*Corresponding Author E-mail: asthagumber01@gmail.com
Online published on 8 June, 2021.
Episiotomy pain has immediate and long-term negative effects for women and their babies. One of the negative effects of episiotomy pain is that it interfere with breastfeeding and care of infant.
Quasi-experimental design was adopted. Study was conducted in civil hospitals of phase VI, Mohali and Kharar. 80 postnatal mothers were selected by using Non-probability purposive sampling technique.
The finding of the present study showed that postnatal mothers in the experimental group experienced less episiotomy pain and were found to be more comfortable as compared to the postnatal mothers in the control group.
This study concluded that saddle pillow is helpful in reducing episiotomy pain and increasing comfort during breastfeeding among postnatal mothers.
Effectiveness, Saddle pillow, Episiotomy pain, Level of comfort, Breastfeeding, Postnatal mothers
