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A Comparative Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Medicated and Non-Medicated Sitz Bath on Episiotomy Wound Healing among Postnatal Mothers in Selected Hospital Bhopal (M.P.)

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Sunita Devi, Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Ms Neerja Massey, Ms. Archana Yadav, Mr. Pankaj Kumar
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.Si3.2024.2553-2560

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Giving birth is a powerful and life changing event with a lasting impact on women and their families. Every woman who became pregnant have to undergo the process of delivery. Sometimes it may be normal or forceps, vacuum and caesarean section. In normal process of delivery, the baby is delivered per vagina, an episiotomy is performed by health care provider or midwife. Post-partum period lasts from delivery to six weeks afterward, it is also known as fourth trimester. The post-natal mothers experience various physiological and psychological changes when she makes the transition from the pregnant woman to a mother. Methodology: This research employed an evaluative and comparative method, as well as aTwo group pre-test and post-test design. The research was carried out among 150 Postnatal mother’s admission JK Hospital Bhopal chosenby using a Purposive sampling technique selection approach. The information was gathered using a program that included demographic characteristics and Self Structured knowledge questionnaire. Data were acquired using a reliable technique that included demographic information and knowledge surveys. SPSS 20 was used to do data analysis. Result: Mean score of wound healing after medicated sitz bath is 42.213 (SD=5.420) and mean score of wound healing after non-medicated sitz bath is 33.666 (SD=6.901) respectively. The Independent ‘t’ value obtained for wound healing score is 2.537. This is significant at P< 0.05 level.the association between the post -test level of wound healing in medicated with their selected demographic variable. the association between the post-test level of wound healing in non-medicated with their selected demographic variable of age, educational status, Occupation, Income, type of family. Conclusion: The study concluded that medicated sitz bath and Non-medicated sitz bath has significant in reducing episiotomy pain and promoting wound healing thereby improving their physical well-being among postnatal mothers who undergone vaginal delivery compared to medicated sitz bath and Non-medicated sitz bath.

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