NATRIUM CHLORIDE OR HIGH LEVEL DISINFECTION WATER: WHAT’S BEST FOR PERINEAL WOUND HEALING?

Abstract

9 of 10 women will experience some form of perineal laceration at the time of delivery. Most perineal lacerations that occur in a vaginal delivery can be classified as first- or second-degree. Nowadays, midwives educate women to use Natrium Chloride 0.9% or Disinfection water on perineal wound healing. This study aims to compare the effect of using disinfection water and Natrium Chloride for perineal wound healing.. This research used a quasi-experimental research two group-posttest only design with univariate and bivariate analysis. The study population was all postpartum mothers, sample were 12 mothers for two groups, by using purposive sampling technique. 6 respondent was treated with NaCl 0.9% and 6 respondents treated with disinfection water. The results obtained by the average of REEDA Scale, in NaCl 09.9% groups average was 6.5 and the average of REEDA Scale in disinfection group was 6.00. The data analysis test used is the independent T-test, the result p value = 0,055. With the results of this study, both of these treatments were having same effect on perineal wound.  It is hoped that postpartum mothers who have wounds in the perineum will want to use 0.9% NaCl or disinfection water to help accelerate the healing of perineal wounds healing