Impact of Physiotherapy Care on Peak Expiratory Flow Rate among Postnatal Women with Normal Vaginal Delivery Sankarganesh A1,*, Lakshmi M2 1Assistant professor, SRM College of Physiotherapy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 2BPT Student, SRM University, Chennai *Corresponding author: A. Sankarganesh, Assistant Professor, SRM College of Physiotherapy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. E-mail: a.shankaragnesh87@gmail.com
Online published on 11 July, 2019. Abstract Introduction The present study was designed to assess peak expiratory flow rate on postnatal normal vaginal delivery women. All types of hormonal changes occur in women especially during reproductive life. To assess Peak Expiratory Flow Rate was after third day of normal delivery. These would also help to predict any existing pulmonary function test during various phases of women's life. Method Quasi experimental, convenient sampling and sample size of 15 subjects. Subjects of 19–25 years, primipara women were included in the study. The exclusion criteria were any cardiovascular diseases, women who underwent caesarean, chest wall deformity and multiple pregnancies. The subjects were perform daily active exercises under the guidance of physiotherapist after 24 hours of delivery. After discharge from hospital they were instructed to follow the exercises in the home and noted in the chart. PEFR values are noted 3rd, 15th and 45th post operative day for data analysis. Results There was a decrease in mean PEFR as the normal delivery women in advanced from third day and increase in PEFR in 45th day, both being statistically significant. Conclusion The study showed significant increase in PEFR in the postnatal women compared 3rd day and 45th day. We stress the importance of regular graded active exercises in the postpartum period for the speedy recovery of these changes. Top Keywords Postnatal normal vaginal delivery women, postnatal exercise and peak expiratory flow rate. Top |