Recourse to alternative medicine during pregnancy: motivations of women and impact of research findings

Guittier, Marie-Julia; Pichon, Michelle; Irion, Olivier; Guillemin, Francis; Boulvain, Michel

doi:10.1089/acm.2011.0550

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English

Recourse to alternative medicine during pregnancy: motivations of women and impact of research findings

ContributorsGuittier, Marie-Julia; Pichon, Michelle; Irion, Olivier; Guillemin, Francis; Boulvain, Michel

Published inThe journal of alternative and complementary medicine, vol. 18, no. 12, p. 1147-1153

Publication date2012

Abstract

The aims of this study were to gain a better understanding of the motivations of pregnant women utilizing moxibustion for breech presentation and to measure the impact of research results on these patients' treatment decisions regarding this alternative medicine technique.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Breech Presentation/therapy
Complementary Therapies/utilization
Decision Making
Educational Status
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Motivation
Moxibustion/utilization
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Pregnancy
Questionnaires
Self Care
Version, Fetal/methods
Young Adult

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

Research group

Martinez De Tejada Begona (272)

Citation (ISO format)

GUITTIER, Marie-Julia et al. Recourse to alternative medicine during pregnancy: motivations of women and impact of research findings. In: The journal of alternative and complementary medicine, 2012, vol. 18, n° 12, p. 1147–1153. doi: 10.1089/acm.2011.0550

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PID : unige:31824
DOI : 10.1089/acm.2011.0550
PMID : 23030430

ISSN of the journal1075-5535

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Recourse to alternative medicine during pregnancy: motivations of women and impact of research findings

The aims of this study were to gain a better understanding of the motivations of pregnant women utilizing moxibustion for breech presentation and to measure the impact of research results on these patients' treatment decisions regarding this alternative medicine technique.

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