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Healing of disrupted perineal wounds after vaginal delivery: a poorly understood condition

Author(s) -

Nicola Adanna Okeahialam,

Ranee Thakar,

Abdul H. Sultan

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

british journal of nursing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.269

H-Index - 48

eISSN - 2052-2819

pISSN - 0966-0461

DOI - 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.sup20.s8

Subject(s) - medicine , childbirth , context (archaeology) , wound healing , perineum , surgical wound , surgery , dehiscence , vaginal delivery , wound dehiscence , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , pregnancy , paleontology , genetics , physics , optics , biology

Perineal injury following childbirth can result in complications such as wound infection and dehiscence. The reported incidence of these complications in the literature range between 0.1-23.6% and 0.2-24.6%, respectively. However, the healing of disrupted perineal wounds is poorly understood. In addition, it is a neglected area in maternity services. In this review, the authors explore the process of wound healing in the context of infected perineal wounds following childbirth. In addition, the authors describe the management of complications including hypergranulation, perineal pain and dyspareunia.

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