Table 1.
Midwives training in complementary and alternative therapies, 237 midwives
| |
N (%) |
Training hours |
Years of experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average/SD | Average/SD | ||
|
Deep-breathing exercises training |
180 (75.9) |
30.76/53.72 |
10.11/9.23 |
|
Relaxation techniques training |
176 (73.8) |
33.29/53.88 |
10.59/8.99 |
|
Continuous support training |
132 (55.7) |
58.32/85.82 |
9.97/9.04 |
| Postural therapy training |
127 (53.6) |
27.56/44.53 |
7.77/6.69 |
| Application perineum compresses training |
123 (51.9) |
9.38/24.69 |
5.4/4.7 |
| Massage training |
108 (45.6) |
35.59/65.86 |
7.71/6.71 |
| Guided imagery training |
101 (42.6) |
21.02/26.81 |
8.79/8.07 |
| Hydrotherapy training |
88 (37.1) |
23.24/36.34 |
5.18/5.27 |
| Homeopathy training |
72 (30.4) |
16.25/16.94 |
2.83/1.51 |
| Training in sterile water injections administration |
66 (27.8) |
5.18/5.5 |
3/2.23 |
| Music therapy training |
65 (27.4) |
15.83/21.9 |
7.38/6.81 |
| Reflex therapy training |
60 (25.3) |
43.74/61.91 |
5.47/5.67 |
| Yoga training |
41 (17.3) |
88.86/158.18 |
5,57/6.23 |
| Herbal medicine training |
41 (17.3) |
44.68/76.68 |
4.91/5.62 |
| Therapeutic touch training |
40 (16.9) |
25.38/22.37 |
6.31/7.13 |
| Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) |
38 (16) |
5.81/7.21 |
3.9/2.35 |
| Aromatherapy training |
32 (13.5) |
15.4/15.23 |
4.78/4.48 |
| Flower essences training flower essences |
29 (12.2) |
31.44/24.65 |
4.49/3.9 |
| Acupressure training |
23 (9.7) |
57.8/85.61 |
3.9/2.4 |
| Acupuncture training |
19 (8) |
110/134.4 |
5.12/8.14 |
| Hypnosis training |
18 (7.6) |
18.77/22.96 |
5.3/6.73 |
|
Reiki training |
13 (5.5) |
41/74.84 |
8,25/6.18 |
|
Ear puncture training |
8 (3.4) |
91.43/112.46 |
8/11.4 |
| Orthomolecular medicine training | 4 (1.7) | 33.5/25.6 | 2.75/2.36 |
Midwives are trained in different therapies. The best training therapy is breathing technics 75.9% and the worse is orthomolecular medicine 1.7%. In bold the 3 therapies more training in italics the 3 worse.