THE EFFECT OF WARM COMPRESSES IN REDUCING PERINEAL WOUND PAIN IN POSTPARTUM MOTHERS

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Nearly 90% of normal births experience lacerations to the perineum. Perineal wound care in postpartum mothers is useful for reducing discomfort, maintaining cleanliness, preventing infection and accelerating wound healing. One non-pharmacological method to relieve perineal pain is to use a warm compress. Warm compresses are given with the aim of providing comfort, treating pain, reducing or preventing muscle spasms and providing a feeling of warmth in certain areas. Apart from that, the advantages of warm compresses can help wound recovery, reduce infection and inflammation, improve blood flow and provide calm and comfort to clients. The research aims to determine the effect of warm compresses in reducing perineal wound pain in postpartum mothers at PMB Dince Safrina. This study used a quasi-experiment research design with a one group pretest post and posttest design, namely comparing the intensity of perineal wound pain before and after giving a warm compress. The research sample was 30 post partum mothers who experienced perineal wounds at PMB Dince Safrina. The sampling technique is non-probability sampling (accidential sampling). The pain scale observation research instrument was the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). Data processing used the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test to determine the effect of warm compresses in reducing perineal wound pain in postpartum mothers. The research results obtained Asymp value. Sig. (2-tailed) is < α=0.05, which means Ha is accepted. It can be concluded that there is an effect of warm compresses on reducing perineal wound pain in postpartum mothers at PMB Dince Safrina. It is hoped that this research can be used as consideration in overcoming the problem of perineal wound pain in postpartum mothers by health workers and can be used as an illustration for future researchers and it is hoped that it can be used as a reference for further research on non-pharmacological pain management.