Table 3. Comparisons of the Frequency and Duration of Breastfeeding During 18 Hours after Birth, as well as Mean Weight Changes from Birth Until the 10th Day Across the Three Groups .
Variables | Reflexology | Benson Relaxation | Control | P Value | |||
Mean±SD | Mean Rank | Mean±SD | Mean Rank | Mean±SD | Mean Rank | ||
Number of breast feeding during 18 h after birth* | 12.24 ± 2.42 | 86.52 | 11.64 ± 2.06 | 79.17 | 10.09 ± .79 | 38.31 | < 0.001 |
Duration of breast feeding during 18 h after birth/ Minutes* | 116.00 ± 41.15 | 82.87 | 117.33 ± 33.92 | 84.64 | 82.09 ± 13.38 | 36.49 | < 0.001 |
Birth weight/gram** | 3102.88 ± 422.68 | - | 3258.38 ± 445.58 | - | 3091.56 ± 340.17 | - | 0.097 |
Mean change between birth weight and tenth day weight/gram (10th day- birth day weight)** | 111.55 ± 149.57 | - | 92.18 ± 268.30 | - | -9.56 ± 137.31 | - | (0.008) |
* Performed statistical test is Kruskal-Wallis; ** Performed statistical test is One-way ANOVA.