The effect of a planned lactation education program on the mother’s breastfeeding practice and weight gain in low birth weight infants: a randomized clinical trial study

Table 3 Comparison of mothers’ breastfeeding practice of LBW infants before and after education in two groups

Breastfeeding scores	Range	Before education	After education	Statistical tests^a
Breastfeeding scores	Range	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Statistical tests^a
Experimental group	0–17	4.42 ± 0.07	11.28 ± 0.55	p < 0.001
Control group	0–17	4.43 ± 0.05	8.29 ± 0.06	p < 0.001
P value^b		p = 0.45	p < 0.001

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