Table 2

Reports of nipple pain in women who received peppermint water and expressed breast milk

Pain
Peppermint water
(n = 90)
n (%)
Breast milk
(n = 90)
n (%)
p value from χ2 test

0 (No pain)
84 (93)
64 (71)
< 0.001
1 (Mild)
2 (2)
2 (2)

2 (Moderate)
2 (2)
3 (3)

3 (Severe)
2 (2)
21 (23)


Sayyah Melli et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2007 2:7   doi:10.1186/1746-4358-2-7