caa a22 4500 445307315 CHVBK 20180317142617.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00404-010-1388-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00404-010-1388-2 Use of complementary and alternative medicine during pregnancy and delivery [Elektronische Daten] [Matthias Kalder, Katrin Knoblauch, Igor Hrgovic, Karsten Münstedt] Purpose: To assess the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) during pregnancy and birth and the reasons behind it from the patient's perspective. Methods: In a prospective study, we assessed the use of CAM before and during pregnancy as well as during delivery in women by means of a self-report questionnaire. Results: Some 205 patients completed the questionnaire at a response rate of 43.2% (205/475) and 104 women used CAM during pregnancy, especially homoeopathy, acupuncture, and phytotherapy. Stepwise regression analysis identified CAM use prior to pregnancy, greater income, and nationality as the most important predictors of CAM use. Conclusions: In accordance with earlier studies from Germany, we determined the most important methods used in the field of obstetrics. Interestingly, these are not evidence-based and those methods which are evidence-based are not now used. Also, the predictors of CAM use in pregnancy were similar to those in oncology. Future studies should focus on the safety and efficacy of CAM in pregnancy. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) nationallicence Obstetrics nationallicence Pregnancy nationallicence Birth nationallicence Kalder Matthias Department of Gynaecology, Gynaecologic Endocrinology and Oncology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany aut Knoblauch Katrin Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, 35385, Giessen, Germany aut Hrgovic Igor Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, 35385, Giessen, Germany aut Münstedt Karsten Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, 35385, Giessen, Germany aut Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 283/3(2011-03-01), 475-482 0932-0067 283:3<475 2011 283 404 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1388-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1388-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kalder Matthias Department of Gynaecology, Gynaecologic Endocrinology and Oncology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Knoblauch Katrin Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, 35385, Giessen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hrgovic Igor Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, 35385, Giessen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Münstedt Karsten Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, 35385, Giessen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 283/3(2011-03-01), 475-482 0932-0067 283:3<475 2011 283 404 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer