Table 3

Outcomes for women using peppermint water and expressed breast milk: objective evidence of nipple and areola cracks, reported pain in the first two weeks, and breastfeeding at six weeks postpartum

Clinical outcome
Peppermint water
(n = 90)
Breast milk
(n = 90)
Odds Ratio
95%CI

Intact nipples and areola
82
66
3.72
1.57, 8.83
Painless feeding
84
64
5.68
2.21, 14.63
Full breastfeeding
84
64
5.68
2.21, 14.63
Partial breastfeeding
6
20
0.25
0.095, 0.65

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