Journal article
Providing maternity care from outside the system: perspectives of complementary medicine practitioners
Journal of Interprofessional Care, Vol.39, pp.574-582
2025
PMID: 32130068
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Abstract
One in two women in Australia use complementary medicine (CM) during pregnancy including consulting with CM practitioners for pregnancy-related health concerns. Yet, very little is known about the everyday care and practice of this group of health professionals as it relates to the provision of care to childbearing women. As such, this study aims to examine the perceptions and experiences of CM practitioners who provide care to childbearing women. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 practitioners from six CM professions (acupuncturists, doulas, chiropractors, massage therapists, naturopaths, and osteopaths) who identified as providing care to pregnant and birthing women in their clinical practice. The participants described professional issues affecting their provision of care to childbearing women including scope of practice, regulation and standards, and practice-specific issues, all of which they linked back to their profession and the reputation of their profession among other health professionals and the community. The study results draw attention to the importance of considering the perspectives of CM maternity care providers and place on interprofessional collaboration, as well as the barriers they face to achieving this collaboration. The insights afforded by this study have the capacity to inform new policy and practice initiatives to support improved interprofessional maternity care.
Details
- Title
- Providing maternity care from outside the system: perspectives of complementary medicine practitioners
- Creators
- Amie Steel (Corresponding Author) - University of Technology SydneyHelene Diezel - University of Technology SydneyJane Frawley - University of Technology SydneyJon Wardle - University of Technology SydneyJon Adams - University of Technology Sydney
- Publication Details
- Journal of Interprofessional Care, Vol.39, pp.574-582
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Grant note
- Discovery Project Funding DP1094765 / Australian Postgraduate Award from the Department of Education and Training (Australian Government) (10.13039/501100000923)
- Identifiers
- 991012866099502368
- Copyright
- © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article