• Ms.Manjinder Kaur
• Ms. Vibha
• Dr.Harpreet kaur

ABSTRACT Motherhood is a beautiful process whereby the mother safely delivers a child. Puerperium is a period when great changes take place in a woman’s physical and mentalsetup that may pose a challenge to postnatal women in various ways. This is true, especially when she experiences pain of episiotomy wound after a normal delivery. The concern of health personnel during this period is be to provide comfort to her, help her in relieving pain and to prevent infection. Enhancing healing of episiotomy wound is one of the major concerns after a normal delivery. Aloe vera gel is a only method for early wound healing and reduce the pain. Materials and Methods: A Quantitative Quasi experimental non randomized control group research design and approach was adopted. The study was conducted in district hospital/Women & children hospital Bathinda and civil hospital malout. Non Purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 sample, 30 in experimental and 30 in control group. Observation was adopted to assess the wound healing by REEDA scale and level of pain by numerical rating scale of postnatal mothers. Aloe vera gel application was provided to experimental group thrice a day 5 consecutive days in hospital and 4,5,6 day i inform the subject by telephone apply the aloe vera gel and control group received routine care. Episiotomy wound healing and pain Pre-intervention and post interventional assessments was done on 5 days in hospital and 7th post natal day sample coming in the hospital for follow-up then collected the post test and apply the aloe vera gel.Results: The study revealed that all postnatal mothers were having poor wound healing & severe pain in pre-intervention in both groups. In experimental group Maximum 28(93.33%) postnatal mothers very good wound healing and no pain,followed by only 2 (6.67%) postnatal mothers had good wound healing & mild pain. In control group, Maximum 26(86.66%) postnatal mothers had good wound healing & 23(76.66%) postnatal mothers were having mild pain, followed by only 2(6.67%) postnatal mother had average & poor wound healing & no pain. While comparison of wound healing there was a big difference between in the both group. In experimental, Pre-intervention episiotomy wound healing was 15±0 and post intervention 1.7± 0.78 ‘t’ test , 9.02df-29. In control group, pre-intervetion episiotomy wound healing was 15±0 and post intervention 3.8± 0.76 ‘t’ test 7.83 df-29, pre- intervention in the both group 15±0 not computed, post intervention1.7± 0.78 and 3.8± 0.76 ‘t ‘ 41.85 df-58 in experimental and control group. In experimental group pre-intervention pain 9.±16 and post 0.13± 0.64‘t’5.50 df-29. In control group pre-intervention pain was 9.7±0.46 and post intervention 2.3± 0.7 ‘t’ test 6.62 df-29, Pre-intervention ‘t’ test 2.6795 df-29and 0.13± 0.64 and post intervention ‘t’ test 9.45 df-29,Both group post test 1.7 ±0.78and 3.8±0.76 df 58’t’41.85 in the wound healing and 0.13±0.64 and 2.3±0.7 df-58 t’ 9.45 is highly significant of the both group. In compare to highly significant different wound healing and level of pain in both groups. Conclusion- Aloe vera gel is considered to be more effective in healing of the episiotomy wound and reducing the level of pain.

Keywords- Aloe vera Gel,Post Episiotomy wound and pain ,Postnatal mother,

"A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ALOE VERA GEL APPLICATION ON EPISIOTOMY WOUND HEALING AND PAIN AMONG POSTNATAL MOTHERS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS,PUNJAB", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.c520-c533, August-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208257.pdf

"A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ALOE VERA GEL APPLICATION ON EPISIOTOMY WOUND HEALING AND PAIN AMONG POSTNATAL MOTHERS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS,PUNJAB", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no. ppc520-c533, August-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208257.pdf