| Use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine among midwives in Turkey. | |
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PMID: 22112585 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among midwives in Turkey. STUDY DESIGN: Information was requested from 129 midwives at family health centers in Samsun concerning their suggestions for the use of complementary and alternative medicine for pregnant women. RESULTS: 58.9% of the midwives in this study had suggested CAM methods to pregnant women. It was found that, among CAM methods, the midwives studied made use of herbal treatment, diets and exercises the most (32.6%, 27.9% and 28.7%, respectively) and acupuncture, relaxation techniques and fast walking the least (1.6%, 6.2%, and 7.0%, respectively). It was found that the CAM method most suggested by the midwives studied was herbal therapy, and this therapy was suggested for nausea-vomiting, anemia, gastralgic complaints, constipation, sore throat, insomnia, hypertension, sinusitis, cough, the common cold, stress, hemorrhoids and asthenia-fatigue. CONCLUSION: Complementary and alternative medicine, especially herbal therapy, is commonly suggested to pregnant women by those midwives studied in Samsun. |
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Zeliha Koc; Serap Topatan; Zeynep Saglam |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-21 |
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Title: European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology Volume: - ISSN: 1872-7654 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375672 Medline TA: Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun School of Nursing, Samsun, Turkey. |
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