The Association between Traditional Chinese Dietary and Herbal Therapies and Uterine Involution in Postpartum Women

Table 2

Characteristics of the 127 postpartum women.

Characteristics	n (%)
Age
<25	9 (7.1%)
26–30	53 (41.7%)
31–35	50 (39.4%)
>36	15 (11.8%)
Method of delivery
Normal spontaneous delivery	89 (70.1%)
Cesarean delivery	38 (29.9%)
Parity
1	86 (67.7%)
2	33 (26.0%)
≥3	8 (6.3%)
Education
High school or below	30 (23.6%)
College or university	85 (66.9%)
Graduate school or above	12 (9.4%)
Employment status
Full time	74 (56.9%)
Part time	5 (4.9%)
Not currently working	48 (38.2%)
Place of staying during 1 month postpartum
Own or relative’s house	109 (85.9%)
Postpartum care center	18 (14.2%)
Place of herbal purchase
Clinic	27 (21.3%)
Pharmacy	80 (63.0%)
Unspecified	20 (15.7%)
Extra medication during 1 month postpartum
Antibiotics	16 (12.6%)
Uterotonic agents	8 (6.3%)