Table 5 Variables during the Cesarean section.

Skin-to-skin contact variables

Initiation of skin-to-skin contact, n(%)

15 (42.8)

23 (63.8)

3.15^c

ns

Time of skin-to-skin contact in minutes, mean(SD)

17.47 (9.14)

12.52 (5.66)

-2.06^t

s

HMD variable

HMD time in minutes, mean(SD)

-

18.61 (12.32)

Unfavorable symptoms

Nausea, n(%)

19 (54.28)

24 (66.66)

1.14^c

ns

Vomiting, n(%)

4 (11.43)

5 (13.89)

1.00^f

ns

Headaches, n(%)

1 (2.86)

3 (8.33)

0.615^f

ns