Use of complementary and alternative medicine in pregnancy and labour pain: a cross-sectional study from turkey.
Ruşen ÖztürkAyşe Emi NovGül ErtemPublished in: BMC complementary medicine and therapies (2022)
Although the women commonly used CAM methods during pregnancy, the rate of using these methods during birth considerably decreased. Despite such widespread use, pregnant women have concerns about CAM methods. Therefore, health professionals must actively provide counselling on CAM methods for the protection of maternal and infant health.
Keyphrases
- pregnancy outcomes
- pregnant women
- healthcare
- public health
- chronic pain
- physical activity
- mental health
- neuropathic pain
- pain management
- preterm birth
- risk assessment
- spinal cord
- birth weight
- climate change
- adipose tissue
- human immunodeficiency virus
- body mass index
- health information
- smoking cessation
- insulin resistance
- human health
- weight gain
- breast cancer risk
- postoperative pain