Outcome of aromatherapy to reduce afterpain and fatigue among postnatal mothers

Abstract

Pain is pain, but it's not all the same the international association for the study of pain. Maternal fatigue is a subjective experience of whole body, encompassing the physical, emotional and cognitive functioning in the postpartum mothers. Aromatherapy is become a frequently used non biomedical method of managing pain and it also helps in promoting, relaxation, mood stimulation, sleep promotion. The present study aims to assess the effectiveness of aromatherapy on after pain and fatigue among postnatal mothers. A quantitative quasi experimental research design was conducted among 30 postnatal mothers by using a convenience sampling technique and 15 were divided in control and experimental group. The demographic data was collected using structured interview questionnaire. The pre-test was done to assess level of after pain by visual analogue scale and level of fatigue-by-fatigue assessment scale for both the experimental and control group. The experimental group was given aromatherapy by lavender oil, the control group was given a routine care and then the post test was done. The study results show that the level of fatigue was considerably reduced in the experimental group than the control group in the post test at p<0.005. This indicates aromatherapy is effective non pharmacological method and cost-effective method to treat after pain and fatigue among postnatal mothers. The result of the study is it was concluded that aromatherapy as no side effects and it is easy and comfortable method which can be practiced to treat after pain and fatigue.