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APT Study
Objectives:
APT Study To evaluate the effectiveness of a a new cooling device (gel pad) with a standard regimen (ice pack) and compare these with a no localised treatment regimen (control).
Design:
A randomised controlled trial initially based in hospital and then continued in the community.
Setting:
A Midwifery Unit in the North of England and then in women's own homes.
Participants:
450 women who had undergone either a normal or an instrumental delivery that required suturing of an episiotomy or second degree tear.
Key Conclusions:
This clinical trial confirms earlier findings in a previous study and provides evidence that the use of a specifically designed cooling gel pad is a safe and effective localised method to alleviate perineal trauma without any adverse effects on healing.
APT Study download PDF format
APT Study Presentation Powerpoint Presentation
African Midwives Conference, Africa 2003
Dr Mary Steen delivered a paper 'Alleviating Perineal trauma' (Download 692.5kb Powerpoint presentation)
Health Care Journals
Health Care Journals Dr Mary Steen has had many papers published in medical journals. These journals are mostly subscription only and articles cannot be reproduced here for copyright reasons.
A list of the journals appears below with links to their websites. Not all Mary's articles are archived online - volume numbers and dates are provided for reference
RCM Midwives Journal:
International Midwifery:
Midwifery Digest:
Vol 8 No 2 June 1998: Vol 12 No 3 September 2002: Vol 14 No 1 March 2004
Journal of Wound Care:
Vol 6 No 9 October 1997, Vol 8 No 2 February 1999
British Journal of Midwifery:
Vol 6 No 7 July 1998, Vol 6 No 9 September 1998, Vol 11 No 5 May 2003