Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2019

STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SELF EPISIOTOMY CARE AMONG POSTNATAL MOTHERS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS OF JABALPUR CITY

Pratibha Patel, Prof. Mrs. Vinitha Suresh

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Motherhood is a beautiful process whereby the mother safely delivery a child, it is the magic of creation. Care must be given to ensure safe childbirth. The mother has a right to proper medical care and treatment. Safe motherhood can only be reached if complete care is given to young mothers. Safe motherhood initiative announced in 1987 had set targets to reduce maternal mortality by 50% in one decade where the safe motherhood aim is to enhance the quality of life. An episiotomy is a surgical incision made in the area between the vagina and anus (perineum). This is done during the second stages of labor and delivery to expand the opening of the vagina to prevent teå during the delivery of the baby. The origin of episiotomy is difficult to determine, but one of the first to describe it was a midwife, Sir Fielding Ould. In 1742, in his Treatise of Midwifery in Three Parts, he recommended the procedure for those cases in which the external vaginal opening is so tight that labor is dangerously prolonged NEED FOR STUDY:– In India, an episiotomy is a fairly routine part of labour for women who are giving birth for the first time vaginally. But in many countries it is no longer a standard procedure. The episiotomy rate was very high when delivery was conducted in private medical college hospitals to the extent of 91.8% followed by government medical college hospitals, private hospitals, district hospitals, taluk hospitals, primary health centers and health sub centers. When classified as primary, secondary and tertiary health care settings the episiotomy rate was highest in tertiary care setting. In terms of public and private sectors the episiotomy rate was much higher for private sector. Investigator feels that if mothers had adequate knowledge related to self episiotomy care then infection can be prevented. It is said that for prevention of infection after episiotomy in women, nurses are the first trained staff to inform, advice or reinforce health education about self episiotomy care and other methods for prevention of infection at this postnatal period. During my clinical experience in postnatal wards, I assessed that mothers were not having enough knowledge regarding self episiotomy care and did not know what are the measures like cleaning the perineum, sitz bath and heat therapy. I felt the need of this research and it will be useful for mothers who are undergone episiotomy and home care is an important part to prevent further complication. During my clinical posting in postnatal wards.

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STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SELF EPISIOTOMY CARE AMONG POSTNATAL MOTHERS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS OF JABALPUR CITY, Pratibha Patel, Prof. (Mrs.) Vinitha Suresh INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-7 | July-2019

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