Introduction: Episiotomy is one of the common surgeries in the world with few
complication and perineal pain. Since the olive oil has antiseptic and healing
effects, this study was performed to evaluate the effects of olive oil sitz
bath on improvement of perineal injury after delivery. Materials and Methods: This double blind
clinical trial was carried out on 60 selected eligible women who they had
mediolateral episiotomy or perineal tear grade 1 and 2. Following repairing
episiotomy, the subjects were randomly allocated into two groups: the Study
group was undergone care by olive oil sitz bath and the control group by
distilled water sitz bath for 10 days. Data were collected through demographic
data, REEDA scale and visual analog scale of pain. Results: There was a significant difference between
the study and control group with regards to pain severity after 5 and 10 days
(p