The Effects of Petroleum Jelly Perineum Massage on Episiotomy and Perineum Healing in the 1st Stage of Labour: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Year 2023, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 497 - 502, 11.09.2023

Yağmur İrmak Çelik , Meltem Demirgöz Bal

https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1029390

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of perineal massage with vaseline on the episiotomy and perineal healing in nulliparous women.
Method: The double-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted on 90 nulliparous women. In the interventions group, perineal massage was performed with Vaseline and without Vaseline from the active phase of labor. Control group no interventions were performed. Results: Perineal massage with vaseline in the intervention group significant decreased the rate of episiotomies (40%) compared to other group (p< 0.01). In the control group, the mean labor time was 10 hours 5 min, while in the perineal massage group with vaseline, this duration was determined to be 9 hours. (p<0.00). The rates of redness (30%), edema (13,3%), and ecchymosis (3,3%) were statistically significantly higher in the control group (p<0.00).
Conclusion: Perineal massage with vaseline could be suggested as an effective method to decrease the rate of episiotomy and labor time in vaginal labor

Keywords

Perineal Massage, episiotomy, vaseline

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