Effect of Kegel Exercise and Prone Position on After Pain Among Postpartum Mothers

Afterpain is a common discomfort felt by most of the postpartum mothers which is occurred due to delayed involution. Kegel exercise and prone position enhance the involution.

The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of Kegel exercise and prone position on afterpain among postpartum mothers.

A Quasi-experimental pretest post-test with control group research design was used. Using nonprobability purposive sampling technique recruited 60 postpartum mothers who met the criteria. The level of afterpain was assessed by using visual analog scale. Experimental group was educated to do Kegel exercise for 3 days and lie in prone position for 3-5 minutes, 3 times for 3 days. Control group follows routine postnatal care posttest was conducted.

The study results concluded that the afterpain mean difference was 0.53, 1.70, 1.80, and 4.03. The calculated paired t-test value of t = 5.757 between pretest and post-test 1, t = 12.420 between post-test 1 and post-test 2, t = 12.953 between post-test 2 and post-test 3, and t = 21.378 between pretest and post-test 3 was found to be statistically significant at P < 0.001 level.

Therefore, Kegel exercise and prone position was effective in reducing afterpain during postpartum period.