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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nipple pain and damage in breastfeeding mothers are common causes of premature breastfeeding cessation. Peppermint water is popularly used for the prevention of nipple cracks in the North West of Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of peppermint water in the prevention of nipple cracks during breastfeeding in comparison with the application of expressed breast milk (EBM).

Methods

One hundred and ninety-six primiparous breastfeeding women who gave birth between February and May 2005 in a teaching hospital in Tabriz, Iran, were randomized to receive either peppermint water or EBM. Each woman was followed for up to three visits or telephone calls within 14 days and then by telephone call at week six postpartum.

Results

Women who were

SUBMITTER: Sayyah Melli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1865372 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature