Centre for Midwifery and Child and Family Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, City Campus, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW, 2007, Australia; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW Australia, University Dr, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Penrith NSW, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 Feb;34:235-239. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.12.008. Epub 2018 Dec 17.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine/Therapies (CAM) options have increasingly been used by pregnant women, however literature describing midwives' views and beliefs towards CAM is sparse. This study aimed to investigate Australian midwives' views and beliefs about CAM.
A national survey of Australian College of Midwives midwife members (n = 3552) (UTSHREC 2015000614) included questions on midwives' views and support of CAM, and beliefs using a validated CAM Health Belief Questionnaire (CHBQ).
The response rate was 16%. Most respondents believed women should have the right to choose CAM (93.3%); and didn't view CAM a threat to public health (91.7%). Nearly half (49.5%) believed that their hospital/service did not have guidelines/procedures on CAM. The CHBQ mean score was 45.43 (SD9.98).
Most respondents agreed with the fundamental beliefs of CAM. This study confirms the need for a national CAM policy for midwives; and research on midwives' CAM training.
补充和替代医学/疗法（CAM）越来越多地被孕妇使用，然而，描述助产士对 CAM 的看法和信念的文献却很少。本研究旨在调查澳大利亚助产士对 CAM 的看法和信念。
对澳大利亚助产士学院助产士成员（n=3552）（UTSHREC 2015000614）进行了一项全国性调查，其中包括关于助产士对 CAM 的看法和支持以及使用经过验证的 CAM 健康信念问卷（CHBQ）的信念的问题。
回复率为 16%。大多数受访者认为妇女应有选择 CAM 的权利（93.3%）；并不认为 CAM 对公共卫生构成威胁（91.7%）。近一半（49.5%）的人认为他们的医院/服务机构没有关于 CAM 的指南/程序。CHBQ 平均得分为 45.43（SD9.98）。
大多数受访者同意 CAM 的基本信念。这项研究证实了需要为助产士制定国家 CAM 政策；以及对助产士 CAM 培训的研究。
