Table 2.

Noise Levels among three groups, dB(A)

Location	Period	Parameter	Standard Group (n =62)	Noise Control Group (n =55)	Noise Control + SSC Group (n = 65)	F	P
Delivery room	–	Mean Leq	65.33 ± 4.82	52.17 ± 3.21*	51.91 ± 3.16*	247.8	<0.001
	–	Peak Lmax	72.75 ± 5.61	58.04 ± 4.84*	57.84 ± 5.30*	161.3	<0.001
Ward room	Daytime	Mean Leq	58.81 ± 3.56	48.56 ± 2.64*	49.38 ± 2.58*	224.2	<0.001
		Peak Lmax	63.03 ± 5.25	53.28 ± 3.32*	54.03 ± 3.26*	156.7	<0.001
	Nighttime	Mean Leq	52.71 ± 3.18	42.82 ± 2.31*	43.69 ± 2.28*	263.9	<0.001
		Peak Lmax	57.92 ± 4.87	47.71 ± 3.02*	48.50 ± 2.64*	147.5	<0.001

Note: * Compared with the Standard group, P < 0.05. SSC, skin-to-skin contact.