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Table 2 Association between the first bath timing and the newborn status

From: Newborn’s first bath: any preferred timing? A pilot study from Lebanon

Variable

Newborn status

p values

Calm

Somnolent

Crying

p between 3 groups

p 1–2

p 1–3

p 2–3

First bath timing

   

0.07

0.096

0.04

0.690

 2 h

35 (34.7%)

6 (75.0%)

10 (62.5%)

    

 6 h

44 (43.6%)

2 (25.0%)

5 (31.3%)

    

 24 h

22 (21.8%)

0 (0%)

1 (6.3%)

    
  1. p 1–2 = p between groups 1 and 2; p 1–3 = p between groups 1 and 3; p 2–3 = p between groups 2 and 3