Halper J, Berger L R
Pediatrics. 1981 Sep;68(3):407-10.
Many families at a community clinic in Seattle reported that they were choosing not to immunize their children at the advice of practitioners of naturopathy. To learn more about this alternate form of health care, a review of the available literature on naturopathy was undertaken and interviews were conducted with individual naturopaths in the state of Washington. Naturopaths vary widely in their training, practices, and philosophy of healing. Many are opposed to routine immunization because they view immunization programs as unnatural, unnecessary, and elitist. Other practitioners, however, did not actively discourage parents from immunizing their children. Pediatricians must be aware of the growing popularity of naturopathic medicine in their care of families, and in their role as advocates for children.
西雅图一家社区诊所的许多家庭报告称，他们听从自然疗法从业者的建议，选择不给孩子接种疫苗。为了进一步了解这种替代医疗保健形式，我们查阅了有关自然疗法的现有文献，并对华盛顿州的个体自然疗法医生进行了访谈。自然疗法医生在培训、实践和治疗理念方面差异很大。许多人反对常规免疫接种，因为他们认为免疫接种计划不自然、不必要且带有精英主义色彩。然而，其他从业者并未积极劝阻家长给孩子接种疫苗。儿科医生在照顾家庭以及作为儿童倡导者的角色中，必须意识到自然疗法在他们的工作中越来越受欢迎。
