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Table 2 Reports of nipple pain in women who received peppermint water and expressed breast milk

From: Effect of peppermint water on prevention of nipple cracks in lactating primiparous women: a randomized controlled trial

Pain

Peppermint water

(n = 90)

n (%)

Breast milk

(n = 90)

n (%)

p value from χ2test

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)

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