Perineal @entity158 following childbirth: prevalence, effects on postnatal recovery and XXXX usage.

@entity1 @entity1337 @entity158 @entity130
OBJECTIVE: To establish the prevalence of perineal @entity158 , the effects of @entity158 on postnatal recovery, @entity1337 used to relieve @entity158 and the perceived effectiveness of such @entity1337 at the Royal @entity1 's Hospital, Victoria, Australia. DESIGN, SETTING AND @entity1 : We conducted structured interviews of 215 @entity1 in the postnatal ward of a tertiary hospital, within 72 hours of a vaginal birth. FINDINGS: The structured interviews revealed that 90% of @entity1 reported some perineal @entity158 , with 37% reporting moderate or severe @entity158 . The degree of perineal @entity130 predicted @entity1 's ratings of perineal @entity158 on a visual analogue scale, with more severe @entity130 related to higher @entity158 scores. Over a third of @entity1 experienced moderate or severe perineal @entity158 , particularly when walking (33%) or sitting (39%), while 45% noted that @entity158 interfered with their ability to sleep. @entity1 reported moderate or severe perineal @entity158 when they undertook activities involving feeding their @entity1 (12%) or caring for their @entity1 (12%). @entity1 used a range of @entity1337 , including a combination of ice packs (69%), oral @entity1337 (75%), narcotic @entity1337 (4%) and anti-inflammatory suppositories (25%). The majority of @entity1 rated these forms of @entity1337 as effective and identified very few side effects. KEY CONCLUSIONS: Following vaginal birth, @entity1 commonly reported @entity158 from perineal @entity130 . This @entity158 affected @entity1 's ability to mobilise and was relieved by a variety of agents. Side effects from @entity1337 were rare. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The prevalence of perineal @entity158 and the associated impact on @entity1 's recovery from childbirth warrants midwives' proactive care in offering a range of effective @entity158 relief options to @entity1 .
