Midwives' support for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A literature review

Women and Birth

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-12

  Hall, Helen G ^a   McKenna, Lisa G ^a   Griffiths, Debra L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Literature review; Maternity; Midwife; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANEMIA; AROMATHERAPY; BACKACHE; BREECH PRESENTATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LACTATION DISORDER; LEISURE; MASSAGE; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RELAXATION TRAINING; SHORT SURVEY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 84856569453     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2010.12.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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