120
Participants
Start Date
September 11, 2017
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2018
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2019
Chewing gum group
Women in this group chewed sugar-free and non-xylite gum for 15 minutes every two hours (2nd, 4th, and 6th) following the cesarean operation.
Fennel tea group
Women in this group started oral intake 6 hours after cesarean delivery and were allowed to drink 2 grams of fennel tea in the 6th, 8th, and 10th hours (a total of 6 grams of fennel tea).
Chewing gum+Fennel tea group
Women in this group both chewed sugar-free and non-xylite gum for 15 minutes every two hours (2nd, 4th, and 6th) following the cesarean operation and started oral intake 6 hours after cesarean delivery and were allowed to drink 2 grams of fennel tea in the 6th, 8th, and 10th hours (a total of 6 grams of fennel tea).
Control group
No intervention
Marmara University, Istanbul
Lead Sponsor
Marmara University
OTHER