OBJECTIVES: To assess the episiotomy wound among postnatal mothers with episiotomy. To assess the effectiveness of infrared light therapy on episiotomy wound healing among postnatal mother with episiotomy. To compare the effectiveness of infra red light therapy on episiotomy wound healing among experimental and
control group. METHODOLOGY: A quantitative research approach pre and post-test design was adopted for this study, 60 postnatal mothers with episiotomy WERE SELECTED THROUGH Simple random sampling method. RESULT: In experimental group, the mean pre-test score was 5.1 , post-test 13.2 and standard deviation for
pre-test is1.4, post-test score is 1.97.In control group 5.4 in pre-test and 4.7 in post-test standard deviation pre-test 1.93 and post-test 1.4. Independent t test value was 9.1 which is significant at p=0.05 level. CONCLUSION: Before intervention in experimental group 25 mothers(83.3%) had poor healing and 5 mothers(16.7%)
were in satisfactory healing.After intervention 2 mothers(6.7%) had satisfactory healing and 28 mothers(93.3%) had good healing.Finally it concludes the infrared light therapy is very effective on episiotomy wound healing.
Key words: effectiveness, infrared light therapy, episiotomy wound healing, post natal mothers.
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