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Comparison of the severity of nipple and areola cracks in mothers using peppermint water and expressed breast milk |
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| Peppermint water group (n = 90) n (%) |
Breast milk group (n = 90) n (%) |
p value from χ2 test |
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| Areola crack |
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| No crack |
88 (98) |
85 (94) |
0.07 |
| Mild |
1 (1) |
0 (0.0) |
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| Moderate |
1 (1) |
0 (0.0) |
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| Severe |
0 (0.0) |
5 (6) |
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| Nipple crack |
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| No crack |
84 (93) |
71 (79) |
1.01 |
| Mild |
3 (3) |
3 (3) |
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| Moderate |
3 (3) |
8 (9) |
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| Severe |
0 (0.0) |
8 (9) |
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| Overall nipple and areola crack |
8 (9) |
24 (28) |
< 0.001 |
Sayyah Melli et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2007 2:7 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-2-7 |
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