Figure 1 Flow chart for the allocation of the patients.

Figure 2 Mean number of contractions before and after treatment with DHA (A group).*** p 0.0001

Figure 3 Mean number of contractions before and after placebo (B group).

Figure 4 Mean number of contractions after treatment in A group e B group.*** p 0.0001

Frequency of uterine

No contractions

Decreasing

Unchanged

Increasing

contractions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A group n=45

20 (44)

11 (24)

9 (20)

5 (11)

 

 

 

 

 

B group n=45

0 (0)

2 (5)

28 (62)

15 (33)

 

 

 

 

 

P value

< 0.001

< 0.05

<0.001

< 0.05

Table1 Effect of treatment on uterine contractions. Data are presented as number of cases and percentage (%).