Chamomile Versus Betadine As Perineal Wash For Post-partum Women

Abstract

Parturient women face minor discomfort may persist for 2 or 3 weeks and must oriented about how to dealing about it to promote healing and relieve pain. Poor perineal outcome due to use of episiotomy, increase incidence of complication (30%) as deep perineal laceration, increase blood loss, hematoma, perineal pain, edema, healing complication as improper healing, infection and long-term complications as anal & urinary incontinence, dyspareunia, endometriosis Cargill Y., & et al., (2004), Murphy D., & et al., (2008).

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of chamomile versus betadine as perineal wash for postpartum women through; assessing women's knowledge regarding perineal care, assessing pre & post intervention of perineal condition.

To achieve the study aim, an intervention study had been implemented at inpatient postnatal units of El-Galaa military hospital, on 100 primipara women with episiotomy, 50 women received betadine, and 50 women received chamomile