Assess the Effectiveness of Breast Crawl on the Intensity of Episiotomy Pain snd Behavioral Response Among Parturient Mother During Episiotomy Suturing

Abstract

Methods to provide comfort and relieve pain are of paramount importance for the child bearing woman. Unfortunately very little importance is given to reduce the pain and discomfort of the women during episiotomy Objectives of the study:1) To assess the intensity of episiotomy pain and behavioural response prior to episiotomy suturing among parturient mother.2) To assess the effectiveness of breast crawl on the intensity of episiotomy pain and behavioral response among parturient mother during episiotomy suturing.3) To compare the effectiveness of breast crawl in experimental and control group.4) To associate the effect of breast crawl with demographic variables among primi mother during episiotomy suturing This study was based on experimental approach. Population was all the parturient mother admitted in the labour units of selected hospitals of Vidarbha region. True Experimental Design-Pre test-post test with experimental and control group which is a sub type of true experimental design and Probability-Simple random sampling technique was used. Sample size consists of 30 Parturient mothers15 mothers-Experimental group (Parturient who had breast crawl) and 15 mothers-Control group (Parturient who did not have breast crawl). Findings showed that the present study findings also revealed that there is a significant difference in the mean scores of behavioural response of mothers during suturing between the experimental and control group. Also there is a significant difference in the mean scores of reduction in intensity of episiotomy pain of mothers during suturing between the experimental and control group. Hence breast crawl is effective in reducing the intensity of pain during episiotomy suturing and there is a favourablebehavioural response among women who received breast crawl during episiotomy suturing. The findings concluded that breast crawl is a simple and cost effective method to reduce the intensity of episiotomy pain in women during episiotomy suturing. Nurses can in cooperate this practice and thus initiate the bond of motherhooded.