THE EFFECTS OF USING AN INOVATION WARNING BOX TO REMIND FOR UTERINE MASSAGE ON THE AMOUNT OF POSTPARTUM BLOOD LOSS WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER DELIVERY
Keywords:
uterine massage, postpartum hemorrhageAbstract
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to assess the efficacy an innovation warning box as a reminder for uterine massage upon the amount of postpartum blood loss within two hours after delivery. The participants consisted of 60 postpartum women within two hours after normal delivery at Bannangsta hospital, Yala Province. The participants were assigned into either experimental and control groups, 30 participants for each group. The control group received routine postpartum care within two hours after delivery while the experimental group received routine postpartum care within two hours after delivery and using an innovation warning box to remind for uterine massage. The experimental equipment was an innovation warning box to remind for uterine massage.Collected data included the demographics, the delivery data, the amount of postpartum blood loss within two hours after delivery, the amount of postpartum uterine massage within two hours after delivery, A comparison of the differences in the amount of postpartum blood loss between the two groups were analyzed by using independent t-test:
The amount of postpartum blood loss within two hours after delivery in the experimental group was statistically lower than the control group (p<0.05).
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