Stria Gravidarum and Olive Oil for Pregnancy Women

The Effect of Olive Oil on Striae Gravidarum in Primiparous Women: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of olive oil on the severity and progression of striae gravidarum. This randomized controlled clinical trial included 156 primipara women who were early third trimester. They were randomly allocated into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. Women in the experimental group applied olive oil to their abdomen twice a day in the morning and evening. The control group had no intervention.

The development of striae is one of the most common skin changes in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of olive oil on the severity and progression of striae gravidarum.

This randomized controlled clinical trial included 156 primipara women who were early third trimester. They were randomly allocated into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. Women in the experimental group applied olive oil to their abdomen twice a day in the morning and evening. The control group had no intervention.Data were collected using maternal information form, Fitzpatrick Skin Type Scale and Davey's Severity Score.

Inclusion Criteria:

• being in the age group of 20-30 years, early third trimester (being at the 28th week of gestation), having a singleton pregnancy, being primiparous, and volunteering to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• having a chronic disease (such as diabetes or hypertension), having striae (before 28th gestation week), having traces of scar tissue from adolescence, using cortisone cream or another kind of topical cream, having polyhydramnios, having threatened preterm labor or preterm delivery, having any disease of the skin, taking any medication regularly, having a problem preventing communication, using pharmacological or non-pharmacological methods (undergoing pharmacotherapy) to reduce nausea, and undergoing psychiatric treatment (psychotherapy).