Midwives knowledge and education/training in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM): A national survey.
Complement Ther Clin Pract
; 45: 101473, 2021 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Despite the proliferation of research exploring complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in maternity care and midwifery practice, there is a gap on midwives' level of CAM knowledge and education/training. This national survey investigated Australian midwives' knowledge and education/training in CAM. A total of 571 midwives completed the survey (16%). Over half (54.3%) had some level of CAM education/training (self-learning to diploma) and with multiple CAM modalities. The top four modalities that midwives had received education/training were acupressure (66.5%), aromatherapy (60.3%), massage (45.5%), and reflexology (37.7%). There was a significant correlation between midwives attending a CAM workshop with competency-assessment (p < 0.000) and confidence to discuss CAM options with pregnant women compared with participants who have not. There are no other health-related therapies used by women consumers with such frequency where clinicians are not expected to have baseline knowledge and understanding. Midwifery education programs need to include evidence-based information on CAM modalities.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Terapias Complementarias
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Servicios de Salud Materna
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Partería
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Complement Ther Clin Pract
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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OBSTETRICIA
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PERINATOLOGIA
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TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article