@article{Kaviani_Sepasi_Azima_Emamghoreishi_Asadi_Haghpanah_2017, title={THE EFFECTS OF OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT OINTMENT ON PAIN INTENSITY AND EARLY MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS IN PRIMIPAROUS WOMEN}, volume={9}, url={https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ijpps/article/view/15387}, DOI={10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i7.15387}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to assess the impact of olive leaf extract ointment on pain intensity and early maternal complications in primiparous women.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 90 primiparous women. The participants were randomly divided into three groups each containing 30 women. Groups A, B, and C used olive leaf extract ointment, placebo ointment, and betadine solution at the episiotomy area three times a day for 10 d. Improvement of the episiotomy wound was evaluated using REEDA scale, and pain intensity were assessed through Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The evaluations were performed 4 h and 3, 7, 10, and 14 d after delivery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed a significant difference between the olive leaf extract ointment group and the other groups regarding the improvement of episiotomy wound (p<0.001). Pain intensity also significantly was reduced in this groups 10 d after delivery (p=0.029).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Olive leaf extract ointment was relatively effective in reduction of pain intensity and early maternal complications resulting from an episiotomy.</p>}, number={7}, journal={International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences}, author={Kaviani, Maasumeh and Sepasi, Sara and Azima, Sara and Emamghoreishi, Masoumeh and Asadi, Nasrin and Haghpanah, Sezaneh}, year={2017}, month={Jul.}, pages={31–34} }