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Labor

Poster Session 3

(862) Virtual reality for pain reduction during episiotomy and perineal tear repair

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM  
Location: Prince George's Exhibit Hall CDE, Lower Atrium Level

    Primary Author(s)

  • David Peleg, MD

    Ziv Medical Center, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University
    Safed, HaZafon, Israel

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • Reem M. Yassin, MD (she/her/hers)

    Ziv Medical Center, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University
    Safed, HaZafon, Israel

    • Coauthor(s)

  • IB

    Inbar Ben Shachar, MD

    Ziv Medical Center, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University
    Safed, HaZafon, Israel

  • SW

    Steven Warsof, MD

    Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Norfolk, VA, United States

Objective: Virtual Reality (VR) is being used as a non-pharmacological tool for pain relief and anxiety reduction. Our objective was to determine the impact of VR during episiotomy and perineal tear repair.

Study Design: A prospective, randomized control trial was performed from September 2022 to February 2023. Delivered women were randomly allocated to undergo episiotomy or perineal tear repair with or without the use of VR. The primary outcome was pain evaluated by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at the end of the repair. A validated questionnaire was used to evaluate anxiety which included 20 questions.

Results: Eighty-eight women were included in this study, 44 were randomly included in each group., There was no statistically significant differences between the demographics and characteristics of the participants. VR was effective in significantly reducing the pain in the study group.  There was no difference in the level of anxiety between groups.

Conclusion: VR was effective in reducing pain but not anxiety during episiotomy and perineal tear repair.