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Table 3 Association of antenatal massage practice with intrapartum massage application during first stage of labour

From: The impact of antenatal massage practice on intrapartum massage application and their associations with the use of analgesics during labour

 

Intrapartum massage application

(Median: 21.1% IQR 10.3–46.6)

Antenatal massage practice

Above median

N = 110 (%)

At or below median

N = 102 (%)

p value

Overall compliance

  

0.04

aGood (N = 103)

61 (55.5)

42 (41.2)

 

 Poor (N = 109)

49 (44.5)

60 (58.8)

  1. aGood compliance was defined as antenatal massage >15mins/day for 3 days or more per week