I am an aspiring midwifery student in Germany. The midwives and doctors here use tea tree oil on the suture wound. A few days after a woman has had an episiotomy or has torn, she is given a syringe with the needle still attached, filled with tea tree oil. She is then shown how to use a mirror to see her wound and to drop a few drops of this wonderfully cool oil directly on it. If she is not comfortable doing this, the postpartum midwife will apply the oil. Putting the oil in the syringe with needle allows accurate application. This is standard practice here and from personal experience, I can attest that it really works well.
-Kiersten Figurski
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 44, Oct 29, 1999)
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