American Journal of Advances in Nursing Research

A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BETADINE SITZ BATH VERSUS NEEM EXTRACT SITZBATH ON EPISIOTOMY WOUND HEALING AMONG POST NATAL MOTHERS IN SELECTED HOSPITAL

Vijaya Nirmala Devi S

vijisudhagar@gmail.com

comparative, effectiveness, betadine sitz bath versus neem extract sitzbath, episiotomy, wound healing, post natal mothers

The study Postpartum period is a period when the mother experiences intense physical and emotional stress due to exhaustion anxiety and excitement, each mother has to adjust to physical changes in her own body due to involution and lactation as well as cope up with new demands in her time and emotions made by the newborn baby. Postpartum period is distinct in to three phases. The third phase is the postpartum period which can last up to 6 weeks. Some changes to the genitourinary system are much longer in resolving and some may never fully revert to the prepregnant state. The investigator selected 60 samples on the basis of inclusion criteria,and the samples were divided in to two groups(I&II) . Among that 30 samples were experimental group I and other 30 samples were experimental group II, who met the inclusion criteria were selected by purposive sampling technique. The first two weeks the samples for experimental group I were selected from the postnatal ward I and demographic variables were collected and pretest was conducted on the first day morning, the wound healing was assessed by REEDA scale. Then the interventation of betadine sitz bath was given for 10-15 minutes, twice a day daily (Morning & Evening) and for three days to experimental group I. Next two weeks of period, the experimental group II was selected from the postnatal ward II and demographic variables were collected and pretest was done on the first day morning, the wound healing was assessed by REEDA scale. Then the intervention of neem extract sitzbath was given for 10-15 minutes, twice a day daily(morning&evening) for three days to experimental group II. Then the post test level of wound healing was assessed by REEDA scale. The data were analyzed and tabulated using descrptive and inferential statistics