Therapeutic effect of manual massage on early postpartum rectus abdominis separation and postpartum depression

Table 3 Comparison of abdominal circumference index

Group	n	3 cm above umbilicus		Navel midline		3 cm below umbilicus
		Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment
Group S	35	83.83 ± 7.08	82.86 ± 7.67	85.73 ± 7.93	84.43 ± 7.73	87.26 ± 7.41	86.17 ± 7.84
Group L	35	83.29 ± 7.26	79.60 ± 4.75	84.39 ± 7.36	80.90 ± 5.10	86.40 ± 7.53	82.79 ± 5.43
t value		0.315	2.138	0.733	2.255	0.482	2.097
P value		0.754	0.036	0.466	0.027	0.632	0.039