Inclusion criteria:
The mother to be primiparous.
Be in 18 to 35 age range.
Be literate in reading and writing.
Be a resident of Tehran.
Be Iranian.
Mother's Body Mass Index(BMI) be in 18.5 to 25 range in the beginning of pregnancy.
Gestational age be 37 to 42 full weeks.
Fetus be live singleton with cephalic presentation.
Neonatal weight be 2500 to 4000 gr.
Vaginal delivery with mediolateral episiotomy and without assisting tools(forceps, vacuum).
Be 1 and 2 grade episiotomy.
Do not consume cigarettes, alcohol or drugs.
The episiotomy incision site be repaired by chromic cut-coat thread.
free of any underlying disease that interferes with wound healing (chronic systemic, cardiopulmonary, connective tissue diseases, anemia, diabetes, malnutrition, hemophilia, mental disorders, and kidney failure) and obstetric problems such as diabetes in pregnancy, preeclampsia, eclampsia, coagulation disorders, Decollement, chorioamnionitis and immune system defects according to the person's statements and the medical/midwifery record.
She has not used any drugs effective on wound healing, such as corticosteroids, anticoagulants, antiepileptics, immunosuppressants, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and chemotherapy.
Rupture of membrane should not last more than 24 hours.
Do not have severe anemia during pregnancy (hemoglobin less than 7).
Disruption in the progress of labor and prolongation of the stages of labor (the duration of the first stage of labor more than 14 hours, the duration of the second stage more than 2 hours and the duration of the third stage more than half an hour) have not occurred.
There is no history of allergy to topical and herbal medicines according to the person's statement.
Don't have family conflicts and severe financial problems in the last 1 month.
Don't have any history or current illness of mental disorders such as depression according to the mother's statement.
Exclusion criteria:
The person does not want to continue participating in the research.
On the designated days (the fifth day and the tenth day) after delivery, he has not returned for care.
Allergic to ostrich oil.
He has not used the oil regularly and for more than 2 times.
Having a hematoma at the episiotomy site in the first 24 hours after delivery.
Having fever and puerperal infection.
Having abnormal bleeding in the first 24 hours after delivery.
Having severe constipation after delivery and during the study.
Having hemorrhoids or anal fissure after childbirth.
The baby was hospitalized during the study.
Have sex in the first 10 days after giving birth.
If the samples need placenta curettage.