Research Article
Breast Milk Jaundice and Maternal Diet with Chinese Herbal Medicines
Table 3
Maternal diet with traditional Chinese herbal medicines during the postpartum period.
| | Feeding type | Formula | Combination | Breast | | Maternal diet with traditional Chinese herbal medicines | Yes () | No () | value | Yes () | No () | value | Yes () | No () | value |
| | TcB value (mg/dL) (%) | | | 0.347* | | | 0.732 | | | <0.001 | | <5 | 31 (100) | 144 (95.0) | | 171 (85.5) | | ≥5 | 0 (0) | 6 (5.0) | | 29 (14.5) |
| | Gestational age (weeks) (%) | | | 0.527* | | | 0.177 | | | 0.058 | | 34–36 | 2 (6.5) | 14 (11.7) | | 9 (4.5) | | 37–42 | 29 (93.5) | 106 (88.3) | | 191 (95.5) |
| | Stool pattern (time/day) (%) | | | 0.707† | | | 0.203 | | | <0.001 | | >4 | 2 (6.5) | 10 (8.3) | | 37 (18.5) | | 2–4 | 10 (32.2) | 30 (25.0) | | 61 (30.5) | | <2 | 19 (61.3) | 80 (66.7) | | 102 (51.0) |
| | Weight increase (g/d) (%) | | | 0.260 | | | 0.122 | | | 0.796 | | 5–30 | 10 (32.3) | 27 (22.5) | | 56 (28.0) | | >30 | 21 (67.7) | 93 (77.5) | | 144 (72.0) |
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*Fisher’s exact test.
†Likelihood-ratio test.
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