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. 2012 Dec 12;12:146. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-146

Table 5.

The relationship between consultations with CAM practitioners and the number of visits with conventional maternity carers (n=1835)

Practitioner
 Visits with general practitioner
 Visits with obstetrician
 Visits with midwife
  None 1 or 2 3 or 4 5+ P value χ2 None 1 or 2 3 or 4 5+ P value χ2 None 1 or 2 3 or 4 5+ P value χ2
Acupuncturist
  
  
No (%)
 93.4
 91
 83.3
 93.4
 <0.001a
 20.6
 87.3
 89.7
 92.0
 91.4
 0.23
 4.3
 93.3
 94.2
 89.8
 88.8
 <0.001c
 18.9
Yes (%)
 6.6
 9
 16.7
 6.6
  
  
 12.7
 10.3
 8.0
 8.6
  
  
 6.7
 5.8
 10.2
 13.6
  
  
Aromatherapist
  
  
No (%)
 99.4
 99.5
 99.4
 99.2
 0.89
 0.6
 99.6
 99.5
 100.0
 99.3
 0.78
 1.1
 99.6
 99
 99.4
 99.6
 0.66
 1.6
Yes (%)
 0.6
 0.5
 0.9
 0.8
  
  
 0.4
 0.5
 0.0
 0.7
  
  
 0.4
 1
 0.6
 0.4
  
  
Chiropractor
  
  
No (%)
 85.5
 84.9
 83.1
 80.7
 0.29
 3.8
 79.7
 81.8
 80.2
 85.2
 0.11
 6.0
 86.4
 80.8
 84.5
 93.3
 0.2
 4.6
Yes (%)
 14.6
 15.2
 17
 19.3
  
  
 20.3
 18.2
 19.8
 14.8
  
  
 13.6
 19.2
 15.5
 16.7
  
  
Naturopath
  
  
No (%)
 96.3
 92.4
 89.7
 94.1
 0.05
 7.7
 92.1
 91.2
 95.5
 93.1
 0.51
 2.3
 93.3
 94.1
 94.7
 90.0
 0.08
 6.8
Yes (%)
 3.7
 7.6
 10.3
 5.9
  
  
 7.9
 8.8
 4.6
 6.9
  
  
 6.7
 5.9
 5.3
 10.0
  
  
Doula
  
  
No (%)
 99.4
 98.8
 97.8
 98.7
 0.57
 2.0
 95.8
 96.7
 100
 99.6
 <0.001b
 27.8
 99.8
 100
 97.6
 96.6
 <0.001c
 23.2
Yes (%)
 0.6
 1.2
 2.2
 1.3
  
  
 4.2
 3.3
 0
 0.4
  
  
 0.2
 0
 2.4
 3.4
  
  
Massage therapist
  
  
No (%)
 66.7
 65.1
 62.6
 70.5
 0.16
 5.1
 70.3
 66.2
 64.4
 64.1
 0.34
 3.3
 93.3
 94.2
 89.8
 65.2
 0.85
 0.8
Yes (%)
 33.3
 34.9
 37.4
 29.5
  
  
 29.8
 33.8
 35.7
 35.9
  
  
 6.7
 5.8
 10.2
 34.8
  
  
Meditation/yoga
  
  
No (%)
 87.9
 85.6
 83.3
 88.8
 0.21
 4.5
 84.3
 85.9
 89.2
 86.4
 0.66
 1.6
 99.6
 99.0
 99.4
 83.9
 0.19
 4.8
Yes (%)
 12.1
 14.4
 16.7
 11.2
  
  
 15.7
 14.2
 10.8
 13.6
  
  
 0.4
 1.1
 0.6
 16.1
  
  
Osteopath
  
  
No (%)
 95.2
 93.6
 89.8
 96.4
 0.009
 11.6
 94.2
 96.3
 92.0
 93.4
 0.35
 3.3
 86.4
 80.8
 84.5
 93.8
 0.87
 0.7
Yes (%) 4.8 6.4 10.2 3.6     5.8 3.7 8.0 6.6     13.6 19.2 15.5 6.2    

a Statistically significant association with general practitioner consultations for pregnancy-related health conditions (p<0.005).

b Statistically significant association with obstetrician consultation for pregnancy-related health conditions (p<0.005).

c Statistically significant association with midwife consultation for pregnancy-related health conditions (p<0.005).