TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of complementary approaches in pregnant women with a history of miscarriage
AU - Huberty, Jennifer
AU - Matthews, Jeni
AU - Leiferman, Jenn A.
AU - Lee, Chong
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Athletics Research Grant from the Arizona State University Sun Devil Athletics Department . The sponsor was not involved in any part of the study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/2
Y1 - 2018/2
N2 - Objectives To describe the use of complementary approaches in pregnant women with a history of miscarriage and to investigate whether a miscarriage is associated with the use of complementary approaches during their pregnancy. Design A cross-sectional survey was distributed to pregnant women residing in the United States (N = 890). Results Women who had a history of miscarriage, were Caucasian, were college educated, reported a high income, had low depression scores, and had low anxiety scores (all P < 0.001) were more likely to use complementary approaches. In pregnant women with a history of miscarriage (N = 193), the most frequently reported complementary approaches used were prayer (22.3%), yoga (15%), massage (14.5%), chiropractic (13%), and meditation (11.4%). Finally, after adjustment for age, race, education, and income, the odds of using a complementary approach in women with a history of miscarriage was 1.8 (95% CI: 1.3, 2.5, P < 0.001) as compared with women without a history of miscarriage (model 1). Associations persisted after additional adjustment for depression, anxiety, and stress; the odds of using a complementary approach in women with a history of miscarriage was 1.7 (95% CI: 1.2, 2.4, P < 0.001) (model 2), compared with women without a history of miscarriage. Conclusions Findings from this study may help inform future studies for pregnant women with a history of miscarriage and may also provide information about appropriate strategies in which health care providers can refer their patients.
AB - Objectives To describe the use of complementary approaches in pregnant women with a history of miscarriage and to investigate whether a miscarriage is associated with the use of complementary approaches during their pregnancy. Design A cross-sectional survey was distributed to pregnant women residing in the United States (N = 890). Results Women who had a history of miscarriage, were Caucasian, were college educated, reported a high income, had low depression scores, and had low anxiety scores (all P < 0.001) were more likely to use complementary approaches. In pregnant women with a history of miscarriage (N = 193), the most frequently reported complementary approaches used were prayer (22.3%), yoga (15%), massage (14.5%), chiropractic (13%), and meditation (11.4%). Finally, after adjustment for age, race, education, and income, the odds of using a complementary approach in women with a history of miscarriage was 1.8 (95% CI: 1.3, 2.5, P < 0.001) as compared with women without a history of miscarriage (model 1). Associations persisted after additional adjustment for depression, anxiety, and stress; the odds of using a complementary approach in women with a history of miscarriage was 1.7 (95% CI: 1.2, 2.4, P < 0.001) (model 2), compared with women without a history of miscarriage. Conclusions Findings from this study may help inform future studies for pregnant women with a history of miscarriage and may also provide information about appropriate strategies in which health care providers can refer their patients.
KW - Complementary approach
KW - Miscarriage
KW - Perinatal loss
KW - Pregnancy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ctim.2017.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ctim.2017.11.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 29458913
AN - SCOPUS:85032995986
SN - 0965-2299
VL - 36
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
JF - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
ER -