Table 4.
Types of CAM of each category used, their frequencies and percentages during pregnancy and during the lifetime
| Types of CAM | During pregnancy n (%) |
In general n (%) |
Never used it n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mind-body medicine | |||
| Prayer | 33 (8.3) | 304 (76.0) | 63 (15.8) |
| Quran | 29 (7.3) | 324 (81.9) | 47 (11.8) |
| Religious songs | 9 (2.3) | 115 (28.8) | 276 (69.0) |
| Exorcism | 4 (1.0) | 13 (3.3) | 383 (95.8) |
| Yoga | 9 (2.3) | 15 (3.8) | 376 (94.0) |
| Meditation | 22 (5.5) | 64 (16.0) | 314 (78.5) |
| Dancing | 9 (2.3) | 66 (16.5) | 325 (81.3) |
| Music | 8 (2.0) | 69 (17.3) | 323 (80.8) |
| Hypnotherapy | 2 (0.5) | 5 (1.3) | 393 (98.3) |
| Aroma therapy | 3 (0.8) | 15 (3.8) | 382 (95.5) |
| Alternative medical systems | |||
| Acupuncture | 12 (3.0) | 7 (1.8) | 381 (95.3) |
| Cupping | 2 (0.5) | 34 (8.5) | 364 (91.0) |
| Ayurveda | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 398 (99.5) |
| Detox | 1 (0.3) | 17 (4.3) | 382 (95.5) |
| Manipulative and body-based methods | |||
| Spine manipulation | 4 (1.0) | 9 (2.3) | 387 (96.8) |
| Massage | 32 (8.0) | 127 (31.8) | 241 (60.3) |
| Biologically-based therapies | |||
| Vitamin D | 153 (38.3) | 67 (16.8) | 180 (45.0) |
| Vitamin C | 163 (40.8) | 54 (13.5) | 183 (45.8) |
| Folic acid | 305 (76.3) | 23 (5.8) | 72 (18.0) |
| B complex | 110 (27.5) | 64 (16.0) | 226 (56.5) |
| Calcium | 212. (53.0) | 47 (11.8) | 141 (35.3) |
| Magnesium | 72 (18.0) | 32 (8.0) | 296 (74.0) |
| Iron | 290 (72.5) | 46 (11.5) | 64 (16.0) |
| Prebiotics | 9 (2.3) | 11 (2.8) | 380 (95.0) |
| Probiotics | 8 (2.0) | 10 (2.5) | 382 (95.5) |
| Glutamine | 3 (0.8) | 5 (1.3) | 392 (98.0) |
| Glycine | 4 (1.0) | 4 (1.0) | 392 (98.0) |
| Carnitine | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | 396 (99.0) |
| Arginine | 3 (0.8) | 3 (0.8) | 394 (98.5) |
| Fish oil | 39 (9.8) | 95 (23.8) | 266 (66.5) |
| Omega 3 | 43 (10.8) | 45 (11.3) | 312 (78.0) |
| Soy | 4 (1.0) | 17 (4.3) | 379 (94.8) |