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Table 4 The duration of the third stage of labour, postpartum blood loss, pain, and anxiety after birth between the two groups

From: Effectiveness of early essential newborn care on breastfeeding and maternal outcomes: a nonrandomized controlled study

 

Intervention group (n = 91) Mean ± SD

Control group (n = 91) Mean ± SD

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Duration of the third stage of labour (min), mean ± SD

5.25 ± 5.66

6.10 ± 2.92

 < 0.001

Postpartum blood loss within 2 h after birth (ml), mean ± SD

234.64 ± 63.65

281.37 ± 72.29

 < 0.001

VAS at 30 min, mean ± SD

1.73 ± 0.94

2.64 ± 1.67

 < 0.001

VAS at the first hour, mean ± SD

0.79 ± 0.88

1.46 ± 1.34

 < 0.001

VAS at the second hour, mean ± SD

0.41 ± 0.76

0.79 ± 0.91

0.002

STAI-S*, mean ± SD

25.62 ± 3.88

29.35 ± 5.88

 < 0.001

  1. a the two-tailed t test was used for comparisons between the intervention group and the control group
  2. *VAS Visual Analogue Scale, STAI-S the state form of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, min minute, ml millilitre
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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