Massage, reflexology and other manual methods for pain management in labour

CA Smith, KM Levett, CT Collins… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Many women would like to avoid pharmacological or invasive methods of pain
management in labour, and this may contribute towards the popularity of complementary …

Complementary medicine use by the Australian population: a critical mixed studies systematic review of utilisation, perceptions and factors associated with use

R Reid, A Steel, J Wardle, A Trubody… - BMC complementary and …, 2016 - Springer
Background There is increasing evidence that complementary medicine (CM) services are
being used by a substantial proportion of the Australian population and this topic has …

Complementary medicine use in the Australian population: Results of a nationally-representative cross-sectional survey

A Steel, E McIntyre, J Harnett, H Foley, J Adams… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
In order to describe the prevalence and characteristics of complementary medicine (CM)
practice and product use by Australians, we conducted a cross-sectional online survey with …

'We are nothing without herbs': a story of herbal remedies use during pregnancy in rural Ghana

P Peprah, W Agyemang-Duah, F Arthur-Holmes… - … and alternative medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Herbal medicine has become the panacea for many rural pregnant women in
Ghana despite the modern western antenatal care which has developed in most parts of the …

Women's use and self-prescription of herbal medicine during pregnancy: an examination of 1,835 pregnant women

J Frawley, J Adams, A Steel, A Broom, C Gallois… - Women's Health …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Recent research points to high levels of herbal medicine use during pregnancy.
The objectives of this study were to elucidate the prevalence and understand the …

Trained or professional doulas in the support and care of pregnant and birthing women: a critical integrative review

A Steel, J Frawley, J Adams… - Health & social care in the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The professionalisation of doula care and research interest in this area of maternity
care/support have both grown internationally in recent years highlighting important broader …

Complementary medicine products used in pregnancy and lactation and an examination of the information sources accessed pertaining to maternal health literacy: a …

LAJ Barnes, L Barclay, K McCaffery… - BMC complementary and …, 2018 - Springer
Background The prevalence of complementary medicine use in pregnancy and lactation has
been increasingly noted internationally. This systematic review aimed to determine the …

An integrative review of complementary and alternative medicine use for back pain: a focus on prevalence, reasons for use, influential factors, self-perceived …

V Murthy, DW Sibbritt, J Adams - The Spine Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Background context Back pain is the most prevalent of musculoskeletal conditions, and back
pain sufferers have been identified as high users of complementary and alternative …

[PDF][PDF] Uso de terapias alternativas, desafío actual en el manejo del dolor

LM Martínez Sánchez… - Revista de la …, 2014 - SciELO Espana
El dolor, definido como una experiencia sensorial o emocional desagradable de daño
tisular real o potencial, ha sido motivo de múltiples investigaciones que buscan explicar su …

Indirect and non-health risks associated with complementary and alternative medicine use: an integrative review

JJL Wardle, J Adams - European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is being increasingly used
across the general population, with much attention drawn to the direct health risks …