1Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, G.G.S. Medical College, Faridkot, Sadiq Road, Faridkot
2M.Sc. (Nursing), University College of Nursing, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Sadiq Road, Faridkot
3Professor, University College of Nursing, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Sadiq Road, Faridkot
*Corresponding author: Dr. Harpreet Kaur, H.No. 64 Medical Campus Faridkot Punjab, India 151203 Phone No. 919855169414, E mail- hksobgyn35@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 26 April, 2016.
To assess the effectiveness of lavender oil on healing of episiotomy wound to provide maximum comfort to postpartum women and its comparison with povidine – iodine.
The research design was quasi experimental and was conducted from Dec. 2012 to Jan 2013 in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, on 60 subjects (30 for experimental and 30 for control group) intervention in experimental group was application of lavender oil and in control group was povidine – iodine. Healing of episiotomy was assessed by using REEDA Scale at 24 hours, day 3 and day 5 for both the groups.
Lavender oil helps in episiotomy wound healing in experimental group from day 1 to day 5. Lavender oil was more effective in episiotomy wound healing from day 1 to day 3 as compared to povidine-iodine. But at day 5 both lavender oil and povidine iodine were statistically equally effective. No association of episiotomy wound healing with age, parity, education, duration of 2nd stage was found in the study.
It can be concluded that lavender oil is as effective as povidine iodine in healing of episiotomy wound.
Lavender oil, episiotomy wound healing, povidine-iodine, post-natal mothers
