Vaginal Spa Treatment (Solus Per Aqua) To Speed Up Healing Perineal Wounds In Postpartum Women

Abstract

Puerperal infection is one of the main causes of maternal death in developing countries, including Indonesia. Factors that cause puerperal infections can come from injuries to the birth canal which is a good medium for the development of germs. This is caused by a lack of immune systems, poor postpartum care, malnutrition, and poor genetic hygiene. This study aims to determine the healing time of perineal wounds in postpartum women with vaginal spa (solus per aqua) treatment. This type of research is quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest control group design. The population of this study were women who gave birth normally from January to July 2022. The sample was taken using a simple random sampling technique. Data collection used primary data in the form of REEDA observation sheets, analyzed using statistical analysis of the T-test with a significance level of 0.05. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the healing time of perineal wounds in postpartum mothers using SPA treatment compared to standard care, with a p-value of 0.004 < p (0.05). Based on the results of this study it can be concluded that SPA treatment can heal perineal wounds faster than standard care.