Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun School of Nursing, Samsun, Turkey.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2012 Feb;160(2):131-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.10.006. Epub 2011 Nov 22.
The objective of the study was to evaluate the use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among midwives in Turkey.
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.
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.
Complementary and alternative medicine, especially herbal therapy, is commonly suggested to pregnant women by those midwives studied in Samsun.
本研究旨在评估土耳其助产士对补充和替代医学（CAM）的使用和态度。
在萨姆松的家庭健康中心，向 129 名助产士询问了他们对孕妇使用补充和替代医学的建议。
本研究中 58.9%的助产士曾向孕妇建议使用 CAM 方法。研究发现，在 CAM 方法中，助产士最常使用草药治疗、饮食和运动（分别为 32.6%、27.9%和 28.7%），而针灸、放松技术和快走最少（分别为 1.6%、6.2%和 7.0%）。研究发现，助产士最常建议的 CAM 方法是草药疗法，用于治疗恶心呕吐、贫血、胃痛、便秘、喉咙痛、失眠、高血压、鼻窦炎、咳嗽、普通感冒、压力、痔疮和虚弱疲劳。
补充和替代医学，特别是草药疗法，在萨姆松被研究的助产士中经常被建议用于孕妇。
