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dc.contributor.author | Mollart, Lyndall | - |
dc.contributor.author | Skinner, Virginia | - |
dc.contributor.other | Foureur, M. | - |
dc.contributor.other | Adams, J. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-29T04:08:22Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-29T04:08:22Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2017-07 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | 31(1):44-51 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1871-5192 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://elibrary.cclhd.health.nsw.gov.au/cclhdjspui/handle/1/1027 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) have increasingly been used by pregnant women with a steady rise in interest by midwives. Literature describing CAM and self-help options midwives recommend to women experiencing a post-date pregnancy is sparse. This study aimed to investigate if Australian midwives' personal CAM use impacts on discussions and recommendations of CAM/Self-help strategies. METHODOLOGY/DESIGN: A survey of a national midwifery association midwifery members (n=3,552) was undertaken at a midwifery conference (October 2015) and via e-bulletins (November 2015-March 2016). The self-administered survey included questions on what self-help and CAM strategies midwives discuss and recommend to women with a post-date pregnancy, midwives' confidence levels on discussing or recommending CAM, midwives' own personal use of CAM. FINDINGS: A total of 571 registered midwives completed the survey (16%). Demographics (age, years as a midwife, state of residence) reflected Australian midwives and the midwifery association membership. Most respondents discuss (91.2%) and recommend (88.6%) self-help/CAM strategies to women with a post-date pregnancy. The top five CAM recommended were Acupuncture (65.7%), Acupressure (58.1%), Raspberry Leaf (52.5%), Massage (38.9%) and Hypnosis/Calmbirthing/Hypnobirthing (35.7%). Midwives were more likely to discuss strategies if they personally used CAM (p<.001), were younger (p<.001) or had worked less years as midwives (p=.004). Midwives were more likely to recommend strategies if they used CAM in their own pregnancies (p=.001). CONCLUSION: Midwives' personal use of CAM influenced their discussions and recommendations of CAM/self-help strategies to women experiencing a post-date pregnancy. This study has implications for inclusion of CAM in midwifery education curricula. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Nursing & Midwifery Directorate | en |
dc.subject | Midwifery | en |
dc.subject | Complementary Therapies | en |
dc.title | Midwives' personal use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) influences their recommendations to women experiencing a post-date pregnancy | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.06.014 | en |
dc.description.pubmeduri | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28709778 | en |
dc.description.affiliates | Central Coast Local Health District | en |
dc.description.affiliates | Gosford Hospital | en |
dc.description.affiliates | The University of Newcastle | en |
dc.description.affiliates | Wyong Hospital | en |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | Women and Birth : Journal of the Australian College of Midwives | en |
dc.type.studyortrial | Survey | en |
dc.originaltype | Text | en |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf | - |
item.openairetype | Journal Article | - |
item.fulltext | No Fulltext | - |
item.grantfulltext | none | - |
Appears in Collections: | Obstetrics / Paediatrics |
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