Characteristics Of Post Partum Perineum Wounds With Infra Red Therapy

TL;DR

This study examines the effects of infrared therapy on postpartum perineal wounds, finding limited wound healing improvements after only one day of treatment, highlighting the need for further research on therapy duration.

Contribution

It provides a descriptive analysis of postpartum perineal wound characteristics with infrared therapy over three days, a novel focus in postpartum wound management.

Findings

Wound degeneration observed only on the first day

Poor wound regeneration persisted until the second day

Infrared therapy showed no significant effects after one day

Abstract

Perineal wounds other than their localization in humid feminine areas and can pose a risk of infection. This quantitative study aims to see a description of the characteristics of post partum maternal perineal wounds with infrared therapy twice a day for three consecutive days with a descriptive analytic analysis design. Sample selection technique with purposive sampling in post partum mothers with spontaneous parturition, 1-2 degrees of perineal wounds in the amount of 20 people. Perineal wound characteristics were assessed and observed using the Southampton instrument with the results of the instrument trial r = 0.99 (Karl Pearson correlation coefficient), and the reliability value of 0.99 (brown spearman). The results of this study showed that degeneration of wounds was found only until the first day of post-intervention (1.95 ), poor wound regeneration occurred until the second day of pre-intervention (1.95), and wound regeneration was being encountered changes from the first day to the second day pre-intervention (1.05). These results indicate that infrared therapy does not show significant changes if only done for one day. Key Words: localization, parturition, regeneration