title: The Impact of Turmeric Cream on Healing of Caesarean Scar.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess the impact of turmeric cream on the healing of Caesarean wound.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was done as a randomized double blind trial in three groups on women who had a Caesarean operation. The redness, oedema, ecchymosis, drainage, approximation (REEDA) scale was used to evaluate the wound healing process. The χ², analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey tests were used for statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seven days after the surgery, the averages of REEDA score in the intervention, placebo and control groups were respectively, 0.46, 0.88, and 1.17 (p < 0.001), while on day 14, it was 0.03, 0.22 and 0.36 (p < 0.001), showing a significant statistical difference. Similarly, there was a difference between the intervention and placebo groups in the amount of oedema on the 7th and 14th days after the surgery (respectively, p = 0.066 and p < 0.001). The observed difference between the intervention and control groups in the amount of oedema was statistically significant on the 7th and 14th days after the surgery (p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Turmeric was effective in faster healing of wounds of Caesarean operation. The use of turmeric is suggested to reduce the complications of the wounds from Caesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran. ghahraman48@yahoo.com.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Midwifery, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
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authors.lastname: Nikpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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authors.affiliation: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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authors.affiliation: Department of General Education, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
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authors.lastname: Jahani
authors.affiliation: Department of Midwifery, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
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authors.lastname: Aghamohammadi
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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authors.lastname: Jannati