Effect of Aloe Vera, Olive Oil and Normal Saline on Episiotomy Pain and Healing among Primi-para Women.

Background: Episiotomy is recurrent surgical procedure that facilitates birth vaginally while associated with serious complications which negatively affect aspect of women's life. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of aloe vera, olive oil and normal saline on episiotomy pain and healing among primi-para women. Subjects and Method: Design: A comparative experimental study design was applied. Subjects: A purposive sample of parturient women who were chosen from obstetric departments of Tanta University and El-Menshawy General Hospitals. Three tools used: Tool (I): Women's knowledge regarding episiotomy care that consisted of four parts, Tool (II): Pain Intensity Visual Analogue Scale (PIVAS) and Tool (III): The Standardized REEDA Scale. Results: It was proved that episiotomy pain intensity assessed by (PIVAS) highly significantly improved among aloe vera group followed by olive oil group compared to the normal saline group. Also, total REEDA scale shows evident improvement on episiotomy wound healing especially among aloe vera group followed by olive oil group compared to the normal saline group at 5^th and 10^th days post intervention. Conclusion: It can be concluded that applying aloevera followed by olive oil are highly effective in alleviating episiotomy pain and promote wound healing among primi-para women compared to normal saline solution at 5^th and 10^th days post intervention. Accordingly the study recommended that applying aloevera followed by olive oil is highly effective on managing episiotomy pain and promoting its healing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]