Research Article

Acupuncture for Anxiety in Lactating Mothers with Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Breastfeeding and neonatal characteristics.

VariableAG ( )PG ( )TotalP value

Breastfeeding
 Previous experience, n (%)
  Yes4(28,60)7(46,70)14(48,30)0,450*
  No10(71,40)8(53,30)15(51,70)
 Breastfeeding problems, n (%)
  Yes1(7,10)3(20,00)4(13,80)0,598*
  No13(92,90)12(80,00)25(86,20)
 Galactogogue (protocol completed), n (%)
  Yes6(42,90)6(40,00)14(48,30)1,000*
  No8(57,10)9(60,00)15(51,70)
 Exclusively breastfeeding at infant’s hospital discharge
  Yes9(64,30)13(86,70)22(75,90)0,215*
  No535,70)2(13,30)7(24,10)
Neonatal
 Gender, n (%)
  Female9(64,3)8(53,3)17(58,6)
  Male5(35,7)7(46,7)12(41,4)
 Size to gestational age, n (%)
  Adequate9(64,3)12(80,0)21(72,4)
  Small5(35,7)3(20,0)8(27,6)
 Birth weight, mean (SD), min–max*, grams1046,79 (248,88)535–1335*1081,67 (229,98)620–1440*1064,83 (253,62)535–1440*
 Gestational age, mean (SD), median* (min–max), weeks29,06 (2,42)24,86–34,00*28,86 (2,76)24,29–34,43*28,96 (2,56)24,29–34,43*
 1-minute Apgar score, mean (SD), min–max*5,21 (2,19)1–8*5,07 (2,60)1–9*5,15 (2,37)1–9*
 5-minute Apgar score mean (SD), min–max*7,64 (1,39)4–9*8,07 (0,96)7–10*7,86 (1,19)4–10*
 Hospitalization period, mean (SD), min–max*, days64,43 (24,01)34–119*62,27 (35,28)29–174*63,31 (29,85)29–174*

SD: standard deviation.
*Student’s t-test.