Use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine among nurse-midwives in Israel

Samuels, Noah; Zisk-Rony, Rachel Yaffa; Singer, Shepherd Roee; Dulitzky, Mordechai; Mankuta, David; Shuval, Judith T.; Oberbaum, Menachem

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2010.05.001

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“…Key data of these surveys are summarised in Table 1 ( NHS Confederation, 1997;McFarlin et al, 1999;Allaire et al, 2000;Gaffney and Smith, 2004;GarciaGarcia et al, 2004;Lech and Mngadi, 2005;Wang et al, 2005;Eng and Cyna, 2006;Martensson and Wallin, 2006;Mitchell et al, 2006;Bayles, 2007;Holland and Holland, 2007;Wills et al, 2008;Harding and Foureur, 2009;Hastings-Tolsma and Terada, 2009;Münstedt, 2009;Wiebelitz et al, 2009;Dennehy et al, 2010;Samuels et al, 2010).…”

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Midwives' use of complementary/alternative treatments

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2012

Midwifery

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Midwives' use of complementary/alternative treatments

Ernst

Watson

2012

Midwifery

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“…Of the nine studies reporting data for more than one CAM modality, only four [39, 42, 43, 48] defined “CAM” while eight provided a detailed and specific checklist of CAM modalities and products. Dennehy et al focused on herbals but neither defined “herbals” nor described a specific checklist [40].…”

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“…Six studies [39, 40, 42–44, 47] assessed the views and experiences of midwives while the remaining four studies focused on obstetricians [41, 45, 46, 48]. Despite limitations of study design and reporting, most respondents (other than heads of obstetric departments in Germany) [41] used CAMs in their practice.…”

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Complementary and Alternative Medicines Use during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Pregnant Women and Healthcare Professional Views and Experiences

Pallivalappila

Stewart

Shetty

et al. 2013

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Aims. To undertake a systematic review of the recent (2008–2013) primary literature, describing views and experiences of CAM use during pregnancy by women and healthcare professionals. Method. Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Database of Systematic Review Library and Allied, and Complementary Medicine Database were searched. Studies reporting systemic CAM products (homeopathic preparations, herbal medicines, Vitamins and minerals, homeopathy, and special diets) alone or in combination with other nonsystemic CAM modalities (e.g., acupuncture) were included. Results. Database searches retrieved 2,549 citations. Removal of duplicates followed by review of titles and abstracts yielded 32 relevant studies. Twenty-two reported the perspectives of women and their CAM use during pregnancy, while 10 focused on healthcare professionals. The majority of studies had significant flaws in study design and reporting, including a lack of appropriate definitions of CAM and associated modalities, absence of detailed checklists provided to participants, the use of convenience sampling, and a general lack of scientific robustness in terms of data validity and reliability. Conclusion. To permit generalisability of study findings, there is an urgent need to expand the evidence base assessing CAMs use during pregnancy using appropriately designed studies.

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“…The results show a negative correlation with age and midwives’ years of work at the hospital: midwives who were older and had more years of experience tended to have less CAT training [58]. Indeed, age may influence attitudes towards training [59]. …”

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Use of alternative and complementary therapies in labor and delivery care: a cross-sectional study of midwives’ training in Catalan hospitals accredited as centers for normal birth

Muñoz-Sellés

Vallès-Segalés

Tricas

2013

BMC Complement Altern Med

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BackgroundThe use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) during pregnancy is increasing. Scientific evidence for CAM and CAT in the field of obstetrics mainly covers pain relief in labor. Midwives are responsible for labor and delivery care: hence, their knowledge of CAM and CAT is important. The aims of this study are to describe the professional profile of midwives who provide care for natural childbirth in Catalan hospitals accredited as centers for normal birth, to assess midwives’ level of training in CAT and their use of these therapies, and to identify specific resources for CAT in labor wards.MethodsA descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative method was used to assess the level of training and use of CAT by midwives working at 28 hospitals in Catalonia, Spain, accredited as public normal birth centers.ResultsJust under a third of midwives (30.4%) trained in CAT after completion of basic training. They trained in an average of 5.97 therapies (SD 3.56). The number of CAT in which the midwives were trained correlated negatively with age (r = - 0.284; p < 0.001) and with their time working at the hospital in years (r = - 0.136; p = 0.036). Midwives trained in CAT considered that the following therapies were useful or very useful for pain relief during labor and delivery: relaxation techniques (64.3%), hydrotherapy (84.8%) and the application of compresses to the perineum (75.9%). The availability of resources for providing CAT during normal birth care varied widely from center to center.ConclusionsAge may influence attitudes towards training. It is important to increase the number of midwives trained in CAM for pain relief during childbirth, in order to promote the use of CAT and ensure efficiency and safety. CAT resources at accredited hospitals providing normal childbirth care should also be standardized.

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Use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine among nurse-midwives in Israel

Cited by 43 publications

References 22 publications

Midwives' use of complementary/alternative treatments

Midwives' use of complementary/alternative treatments

Complementary and Alternative Medicines Use during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Pregnant Women and Healthcare Professional Views and Experiences

Use of alternative and complementary therapies in labor and delivery care: a cross-sectional study of midwives’ training in Catalan hospitals accredited as centers for normal birth

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