The study aimed to analyse the use of Complementary and Integrative Health Practices (CIHP) during labour and birth in a freestanding birth centre. A total of 28 different CIHP were applied with or used by laboring women. The most adopted CIHP were mind-body practices (99.9%) and natural products (35.5%); mostly used by primiparous women (p <.05).Adopting CIHP can increase care quality, increase positive experiences during childbirth and promote evidence-based choices.
EPÍGRAFE "Imagina-te como uma parteira. Acompanhas o nascimento de alguém, sem exibição ou espalhafato. Tua tarefa é facilitar o que está acontecendo. Se deves assumir o comando, faz isso de tal modo que auxilies a mãe e deixes que ela continue livre e responsável. Quando nascer a criança, a mãe dirá com razão: nós três realizamos esse trabalho". Lao-Tsé (séc. V a.C) Teixeira TT. Tissue adhesive for first-degree perineal tears repairing during normal delivery: a pilot randomized controlled trial [dissertation].
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