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