Complementary and alternative medicine use during early pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 181, Issue , 2014, Pages 251-255

  Pallivalappila, Abdul Rouf ^a   Stewart, Derek ^b   Shetty, Ashalatha ^c   Pande, Binita ^d   Singh, Rajvir ^e   McLay, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^e HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Complementary therapies; Herbal medicine; Pregnancy; Views and experiences

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE; MINERAL; NUTRACEUTICAL; TEA TREE OIL; VITAMIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CRANBERRY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GINGER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; RASPBERRY; REFLEXOLOGY; REIKI; SENNA; UNITED KINGDOM; YOGA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FRIEND; MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MINERALS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908012643     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.08.017     Document Type: Article

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