The Implementation of Vulva Hygiene Treatment in Postpartum Women to Prevention of Rupture Perineum Infection

Abstract

Perineal rupture or tear of the birth canal is usually experienced by postpartum mothers or mothers in labor. Either because of the episiotomy or naturally due to the pressure of the fetal head. Perineal rupture affects women’s physical. The impact of perineal rupture in women who are not properly treated is infection perineum. As the treatment efforts that can be done to prevent infection, namely by performing vulva hygiene care. The research explores quantitative evidence published in an electronic database, Google Scholar. Studies have shown that proper care of vulva hygiene can be 10 times greater in preventing infection in perineal rupture. The results showed that vulva hygiene treatment was able to prevent infection in perineal rupture.

The Effectiveness of Red Betel Leaf and Aloe Vera in the Treatment of Perineal Wounds: Literature Review

“…Perineal wound healing can be given pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy, one of which is complementary therapy 20 . Pharmacological treatment using povidone iodine which inhibits tissue granulation, damages endothelial cells, leukocytes, fibroblasts, keratinocytes, inactivates phagocytes, and separates wound edges 4,27 . Complementary therapies using herbs have also been applied by postpartum mothers in various regions in Indonesia due to the effects felt, one of which is believed to be able to heal wounds after childbirth 12,18,19 .…”

“…Indonesia's maternal mortality rate until 2019 is still high, at 305 per 100,000 live births 1 . One of the contributors to the maternal mortality rate is infection during the puerperium, which ranks second after bleeding that occurs in the genitals after delivery, which is caused by unsterile equipment, perineal rupture, bleeding, and poor hygiene in the perineal area 2,3,4 .…”