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Outcomes for women using peppermint water and expressed breast milk: objective evidence of nipple and areola cracks, reported pain in the first two weeks, and breastfeeding at six weeks postpartum
| Clinical outcome |
Peppermint water (n = 90) |
Breast milk (n = 90) |
Odds Ratio | 95%CI |
| Intact nipples and areola | 82 | 66 | 3.72 | 1.57, 8.83 |
| Painless feeding | 84 | 64 | 5.68 | 2.21, 14.63 |
| Full breastfeeding | 84 | 64 | 5.68 | 2.21, 14.63 |
| Partial breastfeeding | 6 | 20 | 0.25 | 0.095, 0.65 |
